40 Carey Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2021 for £548,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed construction of a garden outbuilding.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2007.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 14 years.
£548,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 14 years.
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Years Held for 40 Carey Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,609
Street avg £4,104
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Library — bus stop.

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49.4dB

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 efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey
Proposed erection of single storey rear and side extension, plus conversion of existing loft space to additional habitable accommodation.
5 February 2021Most recent
£548,500
+126.7%over 13 years20 April 2007
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2NP: £200,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
RG40 2BD
Closest school
0.7 km
St Teresa's Catholic Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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