2 Langley Common Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkham, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4TS). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £775,000. 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.
2 Langley Common Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£744,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 2 Langley Common Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,962
Street avg £3,600
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 145 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front extension to form a porch and 2 no. single storey side extensions following demolition of the existing side conservatory, plus insertion of rooflights to facilitate conversion of the loft to form habitable accommodation and changes to fenestration.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension to dwelling to form conservatory.
19 May 2022Most recent
£775,000
+79.4%over 15 years28 September 2006
£432,000
+58.2%over 5 years6 July 2001
£273,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4TS: £650,000 (2023–2019).
24 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Aug 2023
14a Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Feb 2021
26 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Jan 2020
28 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Jun 2019
8 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold May 2019

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
RG40 4EJ
Langley Common — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Coombes Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB