38 Charwood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1RY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£567/sq ft) was about 132.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £476,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 17 years.
£476,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 17 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
38 Charwood Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,103
Street avg £3,544
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB

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
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of two-storey side extension with changes to fenestration, following the demolition of existing garage.
Proposed erection of two storey side and single storey front extension to dwelling.
22 April 2022Most recent
£476,000
+23.6%over 4 years21 July 2017
£385,000
+67.4%over 12 years27 May 2005
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1RY: £500,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
RG40 1EZ
Mower Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Crispin's School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB