# 25 SPARROW CLOSE, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3HT

## Property details

- Slug: `205089d` (address key hash: `205089da6284a65bd748ae927f6c67c34aa71d13`)
- Postcode: RG41 3HT
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 108 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £570,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £5,278/m²
- Local average: £685,387 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 71 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £570,000
- Date: 2026-04-22
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £868/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,350

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2010-0202-1050-1490-1195)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-22 | £570,000 | Detached | — | £570,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-bcf0-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 SPARROW CLOSE, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3HT | £570,000 | 22/04/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170633279](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f64eff7)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £570,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-26 | £550,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £124,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| BARKBY LIMMERHILL ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG41 4BU | £995,000 | 07/11/2025 | Detached |
| THE ORCHARD LIMMERHILL ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG41 4BU | £1,265,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| 7 ROWAN CLOSE, WOKINGHAM, RG41 4BH | £725,000 | 29/11/2022 | Detached |
| 24 SPARROW CLOSE, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3HT | £626,800 | 03/08/2022 | Detached |
| 5 EAGLE CLOSE, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3YZ | £440,000 | 18/05/2022 | Detached |
| 6 SHERIDAN WAY, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3AP | £620,000 | 04/02/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £778,633 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 8%
- **10y growth:** -3.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wokingham; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -4.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 21.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wokingham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,334/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,482/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,630/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Barkham Road, RG41 | £2,900/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,900/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.51% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £362,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £290,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £340/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **71** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Windmill Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 8 Jun 2016 |
| The Hawthorns Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 16 May 2013 |
| CAMHS Phoenix School | Other | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 10 Jun 2013 |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 25 Apr 2024 |
| Walter Infant School | Primary | 0.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #13313875
- **Address:** 25 Sparrow Close, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3HT
- **Certificate Issued:** 31/12/2018
- **Work Completed:** 22/11/2018
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #1851227
- **Address:** 25 Sparrow Close, Wokingham, RG41 3HT
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/07/2004
- **Work Completed:** 09/06/2004
- **Items:** 14 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #1851226
- **Address:** 25 Sparrow Close, Wokingham, RG41 3HT
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/07/2004
- **Work Completed:** 09/06/2004
- **Items:** 14 window(s), 1 door(s)