5 Cedar Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 191 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £930,000.
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5 Cedar Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5 Cedar Close.
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5 Cedar Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£930,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
5 Cedar Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,869
Street avg £4,198
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 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
54.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of two storey rear extension plus changes to fenestration, to include 2no. Juliet balconies.
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2010/1227. 3. Samples and details of the external brickwork.
12 July 2024Most recent
£930,000
+304.3%over 24 years10 December 1999
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1EA: £803,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
RG40 1XX
Closest school
0.6 km
The Holt School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB