21 Drake Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 121.1% above the 2005 sale of £232,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. At 120 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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21 Drake Close has no planning applications on record.
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21 Drake Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 2 years.
£232,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 2 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On price per m², 21 Drake Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,933
Street avg £3,516
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 95 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
0.1 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
4 November 2005Most recent
£232,000
+6.4%over 1 year17 November 2003
£218,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EQ: £385,000 (2024–2021).

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