1 Croft Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 3HX). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2023 for £675,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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1 Croft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Croft Road has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 1 Croft Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 14 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 14 years.
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Price per m² for 1 Croft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,153
Street avg £3,383
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

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 improved
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
14 February 2023Most recent
£675,000
+28.6%over 4 years10 September 2018
£525,000
+54.4%over 9 years4 August 2009
£339,950
+38.8%over 6 months27 January 2009
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3HX: £580,000 (2019–2014).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
RG40 3AG
Woodcray Manor Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Evendons Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB