The Hedgerows is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Billingbear, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £665,000. 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. At 142 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (182 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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The Hedgerows's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The Hedgerows has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£709,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 21 years.
£665,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 21 years.
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On habitable rooms, The Hedgerows runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

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
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
22 October 2021Most recent
£665,000
+34.1%over 7 years8 August 2014
£496,000
+18.1%over 7 years1 June 2007
£420,000
+58.5%over 6 years9 June 2000
£265,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG40 5RR: £637,500 (2016–1996).

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
RG40 5PG
Terrace Road North H & R 1 — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Binfield Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB