3 Challenor Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1254 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £532,500. Across the public record there are 5 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 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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3 Challenor Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2022
Application for a certificate of lawful existing development for a rear conservatory.
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Price for 3 Challenor Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£532,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
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Price per m² for 3 Challenor Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,572
Street avg £3,831
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 122 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
21 June 2021Most recent
£532,500
+42.0%over 8 years25 June 2012
£375,000
+50.0%over 8 years17 November 2003
£250,000
+49.3%over 4 years1 April 1999
£167,500
+36.2%over 2 years11 November 1996
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4UJ: £565,000 (2025–2017).
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Sold Jun 2025
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Sold Mar 2021
6 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Jun 2018
11 Challenor Close Finchampstead Wokingham
Sold Sept 2017

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
RG40 4XB
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