26 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 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 23.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £353,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Householder application for the proposed single storey front and rear infill extensions and raising of the flat roof to existing car port/garage, to convert into habitable accommodation.
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26 Drake Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 25 years.
£353,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 25 years.
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What we flagged
26 Drake Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,011
Street avg £3,386
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
8 October 2021Most recent
£353,000
+684.4%over 24 years20 December 1996
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EQ: £385,000 (2024–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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