3 Buchanan Drive, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4EF
About 3 Buchanan Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Buchanan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Buchanan Drive, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Buchanan Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2021)
£400,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Buchanan Drive homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 3 Buchanan Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,938
Street avg £3,945
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wokingham district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG40 4EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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