7 Budges Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–122 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2017.
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7 Budges Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
7 Budges Road has no planning applications on record.
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£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 11 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 11 years.
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On price per m², 7 Budges Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,625
Street avg £3,372
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
4 December 2017Most recent
£185,000
+56.1%over 11 years22 June 2006
£118,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1PL: £350,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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