# 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA

## Property details

- Slug: `5725589` (address key hash: `5725589da3a1b44cfeca62d6a40c9e240ce02ef1`)
- Postcode: GU47 0YA
- Transactions on record: 6

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 80 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £422,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,275/m²
- Local average: £366,239 (23 sales)
- Street crime: 64 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £422,000
- Date: 2026-03-18
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 07/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £679/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,630

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£120 - £140)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0087-3955-0200-6135-4204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-18 | £422,000 | Terraced | +89.7% | £433,509 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-bcaf-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2006-07-24 | £222,500 | Terraced | +28.6% | £430,195 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/67db6ad0-4830-451e-9b38-b913d993cf66) |
| Sold | 2002-07-11 | £173,000 | Terraced | +17.3% | £448,829 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2371f767-c5b5-4d54-bd39-42f3605b8d90) |
| Sold | 2001-06-20 | £147,500 | Terraced | +54.5% | £447,784 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ba752f40-dddf-48df-85e5-89ec2300868d) |
| Sold | 1997-08-08 | £95,500 | Terraced | +30.8% | £466,940 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/bd47924d-f58d-4ff2-b5aa-af086273f83a) |
| Sold | 1996-02-15 | £73,000 | Terraced | — | £431,634 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/02960597-f4e5-4bc4-a1e4-dc05617c9af0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA | £422,000 | 18/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA | £222,500 | 24/07/2006 | Terraced |
| 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA | £173,000 | 11/07/2002 | Terraced |
| 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA | £147,500 | 20/06/2001 | Terraced |
| 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA | £95,500 | 08/08/1997 | Terraced |
| 4 CRAKE PLACE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0YA | £73,000 | 15/02/1996 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167965679](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9969973)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £422,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-08 | £425,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £222,500 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £173,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £147,500 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £95,500 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £73,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 AVOCET CRESCENT, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0XN | £400,000 | 13/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 2 SHRIVENHAM CLOSE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0EA | £320,000 | 30/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 19 AVOCET CRESCENT, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0XN | £370,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 BITTERN CLOSE, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0XP | £355,000 | 16/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 72 AVOCET CRESCENT, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0XW | £390,000 | 10/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 8 GREENFINCH CLOSE, OWLSMOOR, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0PD | £325,000 | 13/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 78 AVOCET CRESCENT, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0XW | £385,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 WANTAGE ROAD, COLLEGE TOWN, SANDHURST, BRACKNELL FOREST, GU47 0DZ | £380,000 | 18/03/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £365,625 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 12.8%
- **10y growth:** 17.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bracknell Forest; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 19.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,324/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,471/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,618/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Blackwater Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Bittern Close, GU47 | £1,800/mo | 3 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Berrybank, GU47 | £1,800/mo | 3 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Dovedale Close, GU47 | £2,500/mo | 3 | 0.74 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Christchurch Drive, GU17 | £1,750/mo | 3 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Newtown Road, GU47 | £1,999/mo | 3 | 0.86 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,970/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £225,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £180,000

*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 £1,800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-67/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.7%

*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:** Job (default Low)

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

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **64** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| College Town Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2022 |
| Sandhurst School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 Dec 2017 |
| Owlsmoor Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 20 Dec 2012 |
| Uplands Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 1 Mar 2023 |
| Eagle House School | Other | 1.0 miles | — (No rating) |