Nightingale is a three-bedroom detached house in Billingbear, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 5RT). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £765,000 is 14.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £670,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Nightingale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Application for a non-material amendment to planning consent F/2011/0998 to allow changes for the consevatory not to be built, some internal alterations, patio doors inserted to west elevation, new window added to east elevation, increased depth of 2 wind ows to north elevation,windows replaced generally & new tiles to roof.
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Nightingale saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£765,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 6 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 6 years.
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What we flagged
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 upgraded
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
18 December 2018Most recent
£670,000
+38.9%over 5 years29 July 2013
£482,500
+8.4%over 10 months11 October 2012
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 5RT: £670,000 (2018–2003).

RG40 5AY
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