Foster Cottage, Milton Road, Wokingham, RG40 1DE
About Foster Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Foster Cottage is a detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Foster Cottage, Milton Road, Wokingham, RG40 1DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Foster Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Foster Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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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Versus other Milton Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Foster Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 149 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wokingham district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG40 1DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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