3 Buckhurst Grove is a five-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2JR). It has a recorded floor area of 341 m² (around 3670 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 101% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £1,350,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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3 Buckhurst Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2023
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Latest sale on 3 Buckhurst Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 15 years.
£1,350,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
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
50.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed erection of two storey side and rear extensions, part single storey extension plus demolition of existing detached garage and store.
Proposed erection of single storey side extension, following demolition of existing garage/store, plus two storey rear extension to dwelling.
25 February 2022Most recent
£1,350,000
+48.4%over 8 years5 February 2014
£910,000
+65.5%over 5 years16 January 2009
£550,000
+46.3%over 1 year28 June 2007
£376,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2JR: £895,000 (2024–2007).

RG40 2EQ
Waterloo Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Floreat Montague Park Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB