1 Drake Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 16.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £385,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Drake Close has no planning applications on record.
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1 Drake Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Floor Area for 1 Drake Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,375
Street avg £3,363
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
49.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
24 May 2023Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EQ: £380,000 (2024–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
RG40 4LX
Barkham Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gorse Ride Infants' School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB