53 Budges Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £425,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 10.8% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 82.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Householder application for proposed erection of a single storey front extension to align with the existing porch, alterations to existing garage including raising the roof by approximately 25cm and adding a pitched roof over the front to create a utility and WC within.
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53 Budges Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 53 Budges Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,885
Street avg £2,675
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
20 December 2024Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1PL: £286,500 (2022–2021).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
RG40 1EZ
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