16 Carolina Place is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 70.7% above the 2011 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
16 Carolina Place has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 14 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 14 years.
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16 Carolina Place is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,488
Street avg £3,887
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

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
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
5 August 2011Most recent
£150,000
-14.3%over 3 years12 October 2007
£175,000
+27.8%over 4 years8 August 2003
£136,950
+128.3%over 5 years29 August 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4PQ: £247,500 (2025–2021).
31 Carolina Place Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Mar 2025
22 Carolina Place Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Dec 2023
40 Carolina Place Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Feb 2022
20 Carolina Place Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021
29 Carolina Place Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Sept 2020

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
RG40 4EG
St James Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB