8 Langley Common Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkham, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4TS). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £943,000 is 21.4% above the 2019 sale price. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £777,000 in May 2019.
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8 Langley Common Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Proposed erection of two storey side extension and front rear and side extensions to roof space with dormer windows.
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Latest sale on 8 Langley Common Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£943,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 18 years.
£777,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 18 years.
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On floor area, 8 Langley Common Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,564
Street avg £3,784
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Proposed loft conversion with dormer extensions to dwelling.
1 May 2019Most recent
£777,000
+122.0%over 17 years30 November 2001
£350,000
+55.6%over 1 year14 November 2000
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4TS: £650,000 (2023–2020).
24 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Aug 2023
2 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold May 2022
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

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
RG40 4PL
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