1 Langley Common Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkham, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4TU). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £846,000 is 34.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 94.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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1 Langley Common Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Langley Common Road has no planning applications on record.
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1 Langley Common Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£846,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 13 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 13 years.
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On floor area, 1 Langley Common Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,038
Street avg £3,851
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 78 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
44.1dB

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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
16 October 2015Most recent
£630,000
+18.9%over 2 years4 January 2013
£530,000
+1.9%over 5 years25 July 2007
£520,000
+33.4%over 5 years24 July 2002
£389,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4TU: £248,000 (2021–2000).
27 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Feb 2021
3 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold May 2017
9 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold May 2002
25 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Jun 2000
7 Langley Common Road Barkham Wokingham
Sold Aug 1999

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
RG40 4PL
Langley Common Road North — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
The Coombes Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB