8 Drake Close, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4EQ
5 sales on record
About 8 Drake Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Drake Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Drake Close, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 8 Drake Close.
- Apr 2011PorchFullIn report
Two storey · Side of property
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Drake Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2021)
£380,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Drake Close homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG40 4EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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