39 Chivers Drive is a detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 55.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2020 for £533,000.
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39 Chivers Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2024
39 Chivers Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.
£533,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.
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Years Held for 39 Chivers Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,556
Street avg £3,801
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling to form conservatory (retrospective).
13 November 2020Most recent
£533,000
+34.8%over 12 years25 April 2008
£395,500
+106.0%over 9 years11 December 1998
£192,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4EW: £640,100 (2025–2022).
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Sold Dec 2022
16 Chivers Drive Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Sept 2022

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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