7 Burford Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 42), 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 Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.
It hasn't traded since March 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 77% above the 2009 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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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7 Burford Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
7 Burford Court has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 11 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 11 years.
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Floor Area for 7 Burford Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,368
Street avg £2,352
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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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
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
26 March 2009Most recent
£135,000
+125.0%over 11 years2 December 1997
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2LJ: £215,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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