23 Poppy Place is a semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 126.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £306,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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23 Poppy Place has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 27 years.
£306,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 27 years.
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Price per m² for 23 Poppy Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,016
Street avg £2,907
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Shute End — 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
15 July 2022Most recent
£306,000
+325.0%over 26 years6 October 1995
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1DL: £405,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
RG40 1EQ
Closest school
0.5 km
The Holt School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB