29 Budges Road is a mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in January 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 488.5% above the 1997 sale of £61,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 69% below the postcode norm.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
29 Budges Road has no planning applications on record.
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29 Budges Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£61,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 29 Budges Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£859
Street avg £3,041
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB

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
10 January 1997Most recent
£61,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1PL: £350,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Budges Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Keep Hatch Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB