6 Merton Ford is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 2HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. At 107 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 103–190 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 43.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £485,000.
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6 Merton Ford's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
6 Merton Ford has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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6 Merton Ford saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 9 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 9 years.
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Years Held for 6 Merton Ford lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,533
Street avg £4,063
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
4 October 2024Most recent
£485,000
+15.8%over 3 years25 June 2021
£419,000
+35.2%over 5 years30 November 2015
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2HQ: £465,000 (2023–1996).

CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 13.7 t/year
RG40 2AL
Rances Lane North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Westende Junior School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB