2 Bell Foundry Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 5QE). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1018 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 144.4% above the 2004 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 48.5% below the postcode norm. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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2 Bell Foundry Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2020
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£198,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 2 Bell Foundry Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,093
Street avg £4,779
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 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
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front extension to form a porch and a side/rear extension following demolition of the existing front porch and rear conservatory, plus changes to fenestration.
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S)TPO 1387/2011, Single 1 T3, Oak - fell.
21 September 2004Most recent
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 5QE: £763,333 (2024–2012).

Street avg 3.4 t/year
Years Held
22 years
Street avg 4 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