2b is a two-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2AL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 33.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2005.
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Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for the installation of a window in east elevation.
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2b has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 19 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 19 years.
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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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
3 July 2015Most recent
£240,000
+60.0%over 11 years3 December 2003
£150,000
+87.5%over 6 years18 June 1997
£80,000
+23.1%over 8 months1 November 1996
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2AL: £440,000 (2022–2014).

RG40 2HJ
Closest school
0.6 km
Walter Infant School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB