8 Bankside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 3QB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 74 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 23.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2019 for £340,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Bankside has no planning applications on record.
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8 Bankside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 8 Bankside runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,595
Street avg £4,181
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
22 March 2019Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 3QB: £415,000 (2023–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
RG40 3EZ
Ratepayers Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Nine Mile Ride Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB