1 Copse Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2015. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 8 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £676,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Copse Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2025
Application to vary condition 4 of planning consent 222144 for the proposed conversion of garage to create habitable accommodation, first floor side extension and changes to fenestration. Condition 4 refers to obscure glazing and the variation is to allow obscure glazing with casement window fitted with restricted opening. (part-retrospective)
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Latest sale on 1 Copse Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£717,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£676,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, 1 Copse Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,867
Street avg £3,780
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 122 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent (222144) to allow for the addition of a front dormer and changes to store layout, with alterations to the doors.
23 September 2021Most recent
£676,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EJ: £495,000 (2025–2012).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
RG40 4HH
Barkham Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB