8 Ditchfield Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 sits 81.2% above the 2013 sale of £223,000. At 98 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 13 years since the last transfer (June 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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8 Ditchfield Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2022
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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8 Ditchfield Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 14 years.
£223,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 14 years.
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On epc rating, 8 Ditchfield Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,276
Street avg £3,466
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling, following demolition of existing conservatory.
5 June 2013Most recent
£223,000
+22.2%over 6 years20 July 2006
£182,500
+5.5%over 1 year26 July 2004
£173,000
+51.8%over 4 years28 October 1999
£114,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4HP: £407,500 (2025–2022).
9 Ditchfield Lane Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Aug 2025
6 Moors Court Ditchfield Lane Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Aug 2025
19 Ditchfield Lane Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jul 2023
29 Ditchfield Lane Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Aug 2022
1 Moors Court Ditchfield Lane Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Dec 2021

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
RG40 4EQ
St James Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB