1 Bankside is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3QB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 24.7% above the 2020 sale price. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £470,000 in February 2020.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Bankside has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
Latest sale on 1 Bankside was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 15 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 15 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Price per m² for 1 Bankside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,406
Street avg £4,300
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
48.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
20 February 2020Most recent
£470,000
+44.6%over 11 years16 October 2008
£325,000
+12.1%over 4 years6 September 2004
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3QB: £390,000 (2023–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
RG40 3TN
Ratepayers Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Nine Mile Ride Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB