15 Buchanan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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15 Buchanan Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
15 Buchanan Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 15 Buchanan Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,679
Street avg £4,085
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 96 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
30 July 2021Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EF: £402,000 (2022–2021).
9 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Nov 2022
17 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Apr 2022
3 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021
6 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021
10 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Feb 2021

CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
RG40 4EG
Barkham Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gorse Ride Infants' School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB