6 Birch Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 31.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 121.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2007. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2023
Proposed conversion of loft into living space incorporating a dormer extension in the side elevation.
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6 Birch Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 8 years.
£424,950
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 8 years.
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What we flagged
On years held, 6 Birch Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,373
Street avg £4,005
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 151 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
7 May 2014Most recent
£424,950
+23.2%over 7 years2 June 2006
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3LB: £550,000 (2024–2008).

CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
RG40 3EZ
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