30 Chivers Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 10.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in August 2019.
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30 Chivers Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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30 Chivers Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£720,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
CO₂ Emissions for 30 Chivers Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,118
Street avg £3,772
Floor Area
127 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
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed development of a single storey garage extension, garage conversion, first floor front extension and single storey rear extension plus changes to fenestration.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a first floor front extension, a single storey front extension to form a porch, a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, the conversion of garage into habitable space, plus changes to fenestration.
30 August 2019Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EW: £640,100 (2025–2022).
15 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Nov 2025
35 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2025
18 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Oct 2023
12 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Dec 2022
16 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Sept 2022

CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
39.5dB