4 Buckthorn Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 5YD). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 97.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 146 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £790,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£834,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.
£790,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 4 Buckthorn Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,411
Street avg £3,990
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
56.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for proposed erection of first floor side extension to dwelling over existing garage.
16 June 2022Most recent
£790,000
+85.9%over 13 years5 June 2009
£425,000
+70.7%over 10 years4 June 1999
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 5YD: £820,000 (2023–2014).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
RG40 5YN
Hughes Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Keep Hatch Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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