Pickwick, School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
About Pickwick
Pickwick is a detached house in Barkham, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG41 4TN). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 952 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £681,000 is 36.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 156.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Pickwick's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2019ConditionsIn report
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 182274 dated 19/10/2018. Condition 6. The extensions hereby permitted shall not be occupied until two bat tiles, boxes or bricks have been installed.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 192716
- Jan 2019TreesIn report
Application for the submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 182274 (19/10/2018). 4. Protection of Trees.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 183512
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Pickwick saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£681,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 3 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
3 June 2010Most recent
£500,000
+47.1%over 1 year9 July 2008
£340,000
-2.9%over 10 months20 September 2007
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG41 4TN: £780,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in RG41 4TN
Handpost Farm, School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
Sold Mar 2022
£1,825,000Hill View House, School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
Sold Oct 2015
£870,000Harvest Cottage, School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
Sold Jul 2015
£355,000Sherwood, School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
Sold Oct 2014
£780,000Inglewood, School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
Sold Jul 2011
£550,000
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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

Versus other School Road homes
Pickwick is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,655
Street avg £3,865
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
School Road East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Coombes Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB