20 Fir Cottage Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4RY
1 planning record
About 20 Fir Cottage Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Fir Cottage Road is a detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 18.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 sits 341.4% above the 1997 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Fir Cottage Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
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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.
20 Fir Cottage Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.3% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (1997)
£157,000
Growth on file: 18.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
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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.
20 Fir Cottage Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,098
Street avg £4,853
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wokingham district page.
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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