1 Dowles Green is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £545,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2008. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
Proposed conversion of loft to form habitable living space
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 18 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 18 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On habitable rooms, 1 Dowles Green stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,781
Street avg £4,121
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 81 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.5dB

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 decreased
More low energy lighting installed
30 August 2022Most recent
£545,000
+22.5%over 5 years14 October 2016
£445,000
+30.9%over 4 years2 November 2011
£340,000
+13.4%over 7 years10 September 2004
£299,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 5AB: £390,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
RG40 5PG
Culver Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Keep Hatch Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.9dB