5 Kiln Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £615,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 12 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 12 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m²
£5,212
Street avg £4,544
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
28 January 2022Most recent
£615,000
+80.9%over 12 years30 October 2009
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3EZ: £550,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
RG40 3BD
Tintangel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Nine Mile Ride Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB