6 Fir Cottage Road is a detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4RY). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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6 Fir Cottage Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 5 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 5 years.
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On habitable rooms, 6 Fir Cottage Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,462
Street avg £4,456
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey side extension.
30 March 2021Most recent
£650,000
+23.8%over 4 years15 July 2016
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4RY: £687,500 (2024–2021).
18 Fir Cottage Road Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Oct 2024
11 Fir Cottage Road Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Aug 2024
30 Fir Cottage Road Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Dec 2022
3 Fir Cottage Road Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Mar 2022
21 Fir Cottage Road Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Apr 2021

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
RG40 4LX
St James Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB