5 Chaffinch Close, Wokingham, RG41 3HN

5 Chaffinch Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG41 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 62% above the 2005 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 22.2% 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. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.