16 Fir Cottage Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4RY
1 planning record
About 16 Fir Cottage Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Fir Cottage Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 is 28.2% above the 2015 sale price. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2015. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Fir Cottage Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Fir Cottage Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Householder application for a proposed part conversion of garage to create habitable accommodation.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Fir Cottage Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2015)
£465,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 16 years.
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Versus other Fir Cottage Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 16 Fir Cottage Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,189
Street avg £4,572
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG40 4RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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