5 Beckett Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1YZ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £660,000 sits 105.6% above the 2006 sale of £321,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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5 Beckett Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2026
5 Beckett Close has no planning applications on record.
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5 Beckett Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.
£321,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.
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5 Beckett Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,112
Street avg £2,962
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 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
55.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
1 March 2006Most recent
£321,000
+28.4%over 5 years12 July 2000
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1YZ: £217,250 (2014–1997).

CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
RG40 1RH
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
47.0dB