16 Rectory Road is a mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–189 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 sits 118.4% above the 1996 sale of £255,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,128/sq ft) was about 234.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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16 Rectory Road has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, 16 Rectory Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
21 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Rectory Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Proposed 2 storey front extension to dwelling, conversion of existing garage to music room and single storey side/front extension.
29 March 1996Most recent
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1DH: £700,000 (2024–2005).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
RG40 1YZ
Closest school
0.6 km
Wescott Infant School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB