5 Bridge Cottages, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TJ
About 5 Bridge Cottages
5 Bridge Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Barkham, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG41 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
10 years since the last transfer (December 2015). Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £677,000 is 26.5% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Bridge Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Bridge Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 18 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2015Most recent
£535,000
+311.7%over 17 years11 July 1998
£129,950
+15.0%over 7 months5 December 1997
£113,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in RG41 4TJ: £2,400,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in RG41 4TJ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Langley Common Road North — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
The Coombes Church of England Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB