3 Briarwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XA). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £725,000 is 34.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.
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3 Briarwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2023
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.
£539,950
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
3 Briarwood is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,484
Street avg £3,701
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with 2no roof lights after demolition of existing conservatory.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling and conservatory.
9 July 2014Most recent
£539,950
+116.0%over 14 years17 December 1999
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XA: £589,950 (2024–2014).

CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
RG40 4XB
Manor Park Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB