71 Budges Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1PL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 58.5% above the 2012 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 25 EPCs). On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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71 Budges Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2022
71 Budges Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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71 Budges Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 9 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 9 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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On epc rating, 71 Budges Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,232
Street avg £2,825
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension to dwelling.
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension to dwelling
7 September 2012Most recent
£265,000
+26.2%over 3 years27 March 2009
£209,950
+12.3%over 5 years6 June 2003
£187,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1PL: £350,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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