8 Barkhart Gardens is a detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1ET). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1651 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £715,000 sits 52.1% above the 2011 sale of £470,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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8 Barkhart Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2020
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Housholder application for proposed erection of two storey side extension + single storey rear extension to dwelling + single storey side extension to garage.
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8 Barkhart Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£715,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 10 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 10 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On years held, 8 Barkhart Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,064
Street avg £4,271
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clare Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear, first floor front extensions to dwelling plus single storey extension to existing garage.
6 May 2011Most recent
£470,000
+56.7%over 10 years10 November 2000
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1ET: £499,950 (2022–2007).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Closest school
0.6 km
The Holt School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB