8 Beckett Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1YZ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 is 35.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 108.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.
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8 Beckett 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2024
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed loft conversion to create habitable accommodation, erection of 1no. rear dormer roof extension, plus insertion of 3no. roof lights at front elevation.
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Latest sale on 8 Beckett Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£337,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
8 Beckett Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,219
Street avg £2,259
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 118 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
0.1 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
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling to form conservatory.
29 August 2014Most recent
£337,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1YZ: £238,000 (2009–2000).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
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