12 Challenor Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 108.6% above the 2004 sale of £279,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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12 Challenor Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
12 Challenor Close has no planning applications on record.
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12 Challenor Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 4 years.
£279,950
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 4 years.
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On price per m², 12 Challenor Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,413
Street avg £4,027
Floor Area
116 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

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
26 March 2004Most recent
£279,950
+68.6%over 4 years4 November 1999
£166,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4UJ: £565,000 (2025–2018).
2 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jul 2025
5 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2025
3 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021
16 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Mar 2021
6 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2018

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
RG40 4XB
Barkham Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gorse Ride Infants' School. 7 schools nearby.
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