43 Chivers Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 is 17.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £582,000.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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43 Chivers Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£582,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
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43 Chivers Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,755
Street avg £3,841
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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 submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 211464 dated 29/06/2021. Condition 4. Protection of Trees.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear/ side extension with 1 no. roof light following demolition of existing conservatory.
12 December 2019Most recent
£582,000
+60.6%over 15 years17 December 2003
£362,500
+137.0%over 7 years12 July 1996
£152,950
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

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
RG40 4EJ
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