37 Budges Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 4th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 26 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).
Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 40.3% above the 2008 sale price. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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37 Budges Road has no planning applications on record.
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37 Budges Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 10 years.
£119,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 10 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 37 Budges Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,767
Street avg £3,991
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
30 June 2008Most recent
£119,000
-7.8%over 6 months20 December 2007
£129,000
+55.4%over 7 years17 November 2000
£83,000
+12.9%over 8 months29 March 2000
£73,500
+38.7%over 1 year21 September 1998
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1PL: £350,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
RG40 1LA
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