16 Challenor Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £600,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
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16 Challenor Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,196
Street avg £3,865
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
49.8dB

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
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey side/rear extension, conversion of existing garage and changes to fenestration on front elevation.
15 March 2021Most recent
£600,000
+38.9%over 6 years1 December 2014
£432,000
+55.7%over 9 years8 June 2005
£277,500
+11.4%over 2 years4 July 2002
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4UJ: £532,500 (2025–2017).
2 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jul 2025
5 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2025
3 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2021
6 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2018
11 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Sept 2017

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
RG40 4EJ
Barkham Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gorse Ride Infants' School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB