5 Briarwood is a five-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XA). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £780,000.
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5 Briarwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Briarwood has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 21 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 21 years.
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On price per m², 5 Briarwood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,132
Street avg £3,495
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 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
6 January 2023Most recent
£780,000
+119.7%over 21 years18 July 2001
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XA: £560,000 (2024–2014).

CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
RG40 4HH
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