The Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£538/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £365,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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The Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2024
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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The Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 9 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 9 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², The Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,794
Street avg £3,827
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
20 October 2022Most recent
£365,000
+5.8%over 4 years19 October 2018
£345,000
+19.0%over 4 years28 March 2014
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1DB: £630,000 (2023–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Closest school
0.6 km
The Holt School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB