1 Albert Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2AL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It hasn't traded since April 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 12.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 sits 89.2% above the 2006 sale of £267,500. At 84 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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1 Albert Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
1 Albert Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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1 Albert Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 2 years.
£267,500
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 2 years.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating for 1 Albert Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,185
Street avg £3,323
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elms Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling to form a dining room.
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of existing garage to habitable room.
27 April 2006Most recent
£267,500
+30.5%over 2 years6 February 2004
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2AL: £440,000 (2022–2014).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
RG40 2AB
Closest school
0.6 km
Walter Infant School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB