9 Albert Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2AL). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £730,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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9 Albert Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
9 Albert Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Proposed loft conversion with side and rear dormer windows.
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Latest sale on 9 Albert Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 9 Albert Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,591
Street avg £3,147
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Proposed single storey front and side extensions to dwelling. Amendment to consent F/2004/3010 plus the erection of a 2.4 metre wall for a stretch of 3 metres along the side boundary.
8 January 2021Most recent
£730,000
1 June 2018
£730,000
+110.1%over 14 years5 March 2004
£347,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2AL: £376,000 (2022–2012).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
RG40 2JX
Closest school
0.6 km
Walter Infant School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB