27 Bishops Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1WA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) 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 June 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£628/sq ft) was about 119.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £615,000 in August 2025.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
27 Bishops Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£613,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 28 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 28 years.
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Years Held for 27 Bishops Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,758
Street avg £4,437
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
26 August 2025Most recent
£615,000
+996.6%over 23 years2 August 2002
£56,080
-64.9%over 3 years27 November 1998
£159,950
+3.2%over 1 year29 October 1997
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1WA: £570,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
RG40 1RH
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