1 Chapel Green Cottages is a semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 3ER). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £838,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Chapel Green Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A partial demolition application was refused at 1 Chapel Green Cottages in 2024.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 17 years.
£838,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 17 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

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 improved
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a part single, part two-storey side extension, new porch canopy roof plus changes to fenestration.
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of an outbuilding to create a summerhouse following the demolition of the existing summerhouse outbuilding
28 November 2022Most recent
£838,000
+123.5%over 16 years5 May 2006
£375,000

RG40 3TN
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Evendons Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB