2 Chapel Lodge is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 11% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 33.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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2 Chapel Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
2 Chapel Lodge has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 11 years.
£181,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 11 years.
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On epc rating, 2 Chapel Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,935
Street avg £4,177
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
3 August 2007Most recent
£181,000
+34.1%over 3 years19 September 2003
£135,000
+95.8%over 5 years31 March 1998
£68,950
+15.9%over 1 year16 December 1996
£59,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4JB: £620,000 (2024–2022).
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Sold May 2024
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Sold Dec 2022
3 Chapel Lodge Nine Mile Ride Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Aug 2022
4 Chapel Lodge Nine Mile Ride Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2022
188 Nine Mile Ride Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2022

CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
RG40 4EG
California Crossroads Petrol Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gorse Ride Infants' School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB