1 Bell Foundry Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 22.4% above the 2022 sale price. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold July 2022 for £375,000. 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.
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1 Bell Foundry Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.
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Floor Area for 1 Bell Foundry Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,261
Street avg £4,056
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
28 July 2022Most recent
£375,000
+29.3%over 9 years16 August 2012
£290,000
+62.9%over 11 years14 December 2000
£178,000
+78.0%over 2 years9 September 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG40 5QE: £771,165 (2024–2004).

Street avg 4.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 years
RG40 5AN
Crutchley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Cecilia's CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.0dB