Midtrees is a five-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2578 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,093,000 is 30.9% above the 2012 sale price. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Midtrees sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2022
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Midtrees valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,093,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 9 years.
£835,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 9 years.
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What we flagged
Midtrees outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,486
Street avg £4,212
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rectory Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO-1173-2007 T2 Sycamore - Reduce canopy height and radial spread by approximately 3m over gardens of Midtrees using nearest suitable reduction points and grading the canopy to create a natural looking but smaller canopy outline. Reasons: general safety concerns, two large branches fell out of tree March 2022. Also, for purposes of general tree maintenance.
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO-1173-2007 G1 T1 Sycamore - Crown lift of 3m by removal of lowest six limbs.
17 August 2012Most recent
£835,000
+67.0%over 8 years10 October 2003
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1DB: £365,000 (2023–2018).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
RG40 1ET
Closest school
0.6 km
The Holt School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB