8 Cedar Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1EA). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 71). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,226,000 is 25.7% above the 2021 sale price. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (164 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £975,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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8 Cedar Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Latest sale on 8 Cedar Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 16 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 16 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
8 Cedar Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,625
Street avg £4,405
Floor Area
269 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 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: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front, rear and side extension, following demolition of existing conservatory and changes to fenestration.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension to dwelling.
29 October 2021Most recent
£975,000
+113.1%over 16 years7 September 2005
£457,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1EA: £803,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
RG40 1ET
Closest school
0.6 km
The Holt School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB