18 Bishops Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1WA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 29.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. At 74 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 41 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2025
18 Bishops Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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18 Bishops Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£374,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 18 Bishops Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,054
Street avg £4,483
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for the prior approval of the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.2m and the height of the eaves 2.4m.
16 October 2015Most recent
£374,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1WA: £582,500 (2025–2024).

CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
RG40 1EZ
Crutchley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB