2 Buchanan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 10.9% above the 2018 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Last sold in May 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2022
2 Buchanan Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 5 years.
£374,334
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 5 years.
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EPC Rating for 2 Buchanan Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,025
Street avg £4,047
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 May 2018Most recent
£374,334
+56.0%over 5 years3 April 2013
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EF: £400,000 (2022–2021).
9 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Nov 2022
17 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Apr 2022
15 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jul 2021
3 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021
6 Buchanan Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021

CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
RG40 4EQ
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