8 Birch Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 is 24.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £480,000 in December 2020.
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Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 221134 to change the cladding on the proposed dormers to timber.
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8 Birch Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 23 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 23 years.
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What we flagged
8 Birch Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,341
Street avg £4,263
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed demolition of rear conservatory replace with a single storey rear extension and enlargement of existing roof dormers. Single storey front extension and garage conversion.
18 December 2020Most recent
£480,000
+165.9%over 21 years6 March 1999
£180,500
-4.5%over 11 months26 March 1998
£189,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3LB: £550,000 (2024–2008).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
RG40 3SQ
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