Colburn House is a detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 602 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Colburn House, where floor areas span 31–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Colburn House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2019
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
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Colburn House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating for Colburn House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Broad Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Application for a non-material amendment to planning consent F/2012/2508 and LB/2012/2165 to allow alterations to the basement plan.
Proposed change of use of building to convert one flat into three flats on the ground floor level and four office suites to be converted to 3 flats on forst floor level with second floor residential flat being retained with a new self contained entrance.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1AU: £380,000 (2022–2006).

Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
RG40 1XJ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Teresa's Catholic Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB