27 Rectory Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2021 for £1,200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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27 Rectory Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
27 Rectory Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
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Price for 27 Rectory Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£1,300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.
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On years held, 27 Rectory Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £3,663
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 238 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 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
Harding Place — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed erection of a single storey side extension to dwelling plus new pitched roof over existing side extension and new pitched roof to replace flat roof over existing front dormer.
17 June 2021Most recent
£1,200,000
+60.0%over 6 years30 September 2014
£750,000
+205.1%over 18 years28 June 1996
£245,833
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1DP: £332,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
RG40 1ET
Closest school
0.5 km
Wescott Infant School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB