12 Drake Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 21.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
12 Drake Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 15 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
On floor area, 12 Drake Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,138
Street avg £3,378
Floor Area
87 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
15 February 2017Most recent
£360,000
+132.3%over 15 years9 October 2001
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EQ: £385,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
RG40 4EG
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