14 Birch Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 159 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 4 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 is 15.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 118.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £671,000.
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14 Birch Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
14 Birch Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Latest sale on 14 Birch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£671,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
14 Birch Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,220
Street avg £3,793
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
49.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed single storey rear extension.
30 August 2024Most recent
£671,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3LB: £480,000 (2021–2008).

CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
RG40 3TN
Barkham Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Nine Mile Ride Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB