39 Acorn Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 21.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £192,500 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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39 Acorn Drive has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 24 years.
£192,500
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 24 years.
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On years held, 39 Acorn Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £3,446
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clare Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
16 December 2022Most recent
£192,500
+8.1%over 4 years12 October 2018
£178,000
+4.7%over 7 years29 July 2011
£170,000
+136.1%over 12 years16 September 1998
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1EQ: £170,000 (2025–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
RG40 1LA
Closest school
0.5 km
The Holt School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB