1 Chaffinch Close, Wokingham, RG41 3HN

1 Chaffinch Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wokingham (RG41 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 68.7% above the 2008 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.