5 Birch Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 3LB
2 planning records
About 5 Birch Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Birch Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 19.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 108.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £585,000.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Birch Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Birch Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 3LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 5 Birch Road.
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2018)
£585,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Birch Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Birch Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,875
Street avg £3,629
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wokingham district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG40 3LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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