35 Chivers Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £600,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2025
35 Chivers Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Price for 35 Chivers Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 29 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 29 years.
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35 Chivers Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,405
Street avg £3,758
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder Application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to the existing dwelling.
30 June 2025Most recent
£600,000
+415.0%over 29 years22 March 1996
£116,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EW: £640,100 (2025–2020).
15 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Nov 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
39 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Nov 2020

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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
39.5dB