21 Goodchild Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2EN). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£534/sq ft) was about 94.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £575,000 in July 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
21 Goodchild Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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21 Goodchild Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 30 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 30 years.
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Years Held for 21 Goodchild Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,750
Street avg £3,906
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for proposed erection of single storey rear extension, plus insertion of a window in the side elevation of the dwelling.
24 July 2025Most recent
£575,000
+66.7%over 11 years31 January 2014
£345,000
+38.0%over 7 years3 May 2006
£250,000
+23.8%over 3 years20 December 2002
£202,000
+236.7%over 7 years30 June 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2EN: £620,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
RG40 2DZ
Seaford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Wescott Infant School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB