17 Burford Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (57–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since October 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 16% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 186.8% above the 1999 sale of £81,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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17 Burford Court has no planning applications on record.
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17 Burford Court's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 3 years.
£81,950
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 3 years.
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Floor Area for 17 Burford Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,438
Street avg £2,394
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.0 km

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
20 October 1999Most recent
£81,950
+27.1%over 1 year7 July 1998
£64,500
+29.0%over 2 years24 June 1996
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2LJ: £215,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
RG40 2LJ
Waterloo Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Crispin's School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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