7 Barkhart Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have lagged Wokingham HPI: -20.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 sits 76.8% above the 2009 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. At 108 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 6 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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TREE WORKS APPLICATION: TPO 1067/2004 T1 oak - Clean the crown by removing deadwood and crossing and rubbing branches, selectively reduce the canopy by up to 1.5 metres. Raise the canopy to 5 metres above ground level all round by removing secondary and tertiary growth.
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7 Barkhart Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -20.1% per year over 1 year.
£315,000
Growth on file: -20.1% per year over 1 year.
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Price per m² for 7 Barkhart Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,917
Street avg £5,948
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Osborne Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

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
16 February 2009Most recent
£315,000
-26.3%over 1 year9 October 2007
£427,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1PN: £500,000 (2024–2012).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
RG40 1EZ
Closest school
0.5 km
Wescott Infant School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB