25 Goodchild Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2EN). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 sits 155.9% above the 2013 sale of £322,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in February 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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25 Goodchild Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
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25 Goodchild Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£322,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On epc rating, 25 Goodchild Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,668
Street avg £4,220
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for the proposed front porch extension, raising of existing roof and insertion of 5no dormers and roof lights to create first floor habitable accommodation.
Proposed raising of roof to exisiting bungalow and conversion into 2no. dwellings with associated parking.
8 February 2013Most recent
£322,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2EN: £620,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
RG40 2JX
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