18 Chivers Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £700,000 in October 2023.
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18 Chivers Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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18 Chivers Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£720,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 27 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 27 years.
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What we flagged
18 Chivers Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,303
Street avg £3,763
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

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
Application for a certificate of proposed lawful existing development for the erection of a conservatory.
Application for a certificate of proposed lawful development for the erection of a conservatory.
24 October 2023Most recent
£700,000
+295.5%over 27 years27 September 1996
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EW: £622,500 (2025–2020).
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Sold Nov 2020

CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
RG40 4XB
Barkham Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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