15 Barrett Crescent is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 1UR). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 12.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 sits 93.2% above the 2007 sale of £222,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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15 Barrett Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2025
Proposed conversion of existing single storey outbuildings to create habitable accommodation to dwelling.
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15 Barrett Crescent has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 6 years.
£222,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 6 years.
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On floor area, 15 Barrett Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,776
Street avg £2,776
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
53.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Proposed conversion of existing loft to additional habitable accommodation, to include a rear dormer extension
27 April 2007Most recent
£222,000
+32.9%over 3 years12 September 2003
£167,000
+51.1%over 2 years27 July 2001
£110,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1UR: £310,000 (2023–2014).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
RG40 1EZ
Barrett Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Crispin's School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB