5 Carey Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 26.4% above the 2020 sale price. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2020 for £330,000.
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5 Carey Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 17 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 17 years.
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What we flagged
On years held, 5 Carey Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,973
Street avg £4,178
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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 system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling
9 December 2020Most recent
£330,000
+26.9%over 14 years28 July 2006
£259,950
+26.8%over 2 years16 December 2003
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 2NP: £200,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
RG40 2AL
Closest school
0.7 km
St Teresa's Catholic Academy. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB