5 Fir Cottage Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4RY
About 5 Fir Cottage Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Fir Cottage Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1394 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 45.6% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 18.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Fir Cottage Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Fir Cottage Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
5 Fir Cottage Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2011)
£441,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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.
On epc rating, 5 Fir Cottage Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,405
Street avg £4,643
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
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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