2 Abbey Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1WB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1043 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 10.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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2 Abbey Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2022
Householder application for the proposed conversion of existing loft space to additional habitable accommodation, to include a front dormer.
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2 Abbey Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 14 years.
£512,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 14 years.
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On epc rating, 2 Abbey Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,286
Street avg £4,605
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Crutchley Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
31 March 2016Most recent
£512,000
+46.3%over 3 years18 May 2012
£350,000
+18.6%over 6 years24 October 2005
£295,000
+25.5%over 3 years16 November 2001
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1WB: £245,000 (2024–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
RG40 1PN
Closest school
0.6 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB