8 Drake Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1008 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £380,000 in April 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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8 Drake Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2021
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Drake Close.
Two storey · Side of property
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8 Drake Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
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What we flagged
8 Drake Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,059
Street avg £3,383
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Proposed erection of two storey side extension to dwelling, with front porch canopy.
12 April 2021Most recent
£380,000
+4.1%over 5 years3 February 2016
£365,000
+46.0%over 4 years12 January 2012
£250,000
+28.2%over 6 years30 June 2005
£195,000
+25.8%over 3 years20 August 2001
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EQ: £385,000 (2024–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
RG40 4EQ
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