8 Briarwood is a detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XA). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in May 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £935,000 sits 384.6% above the 1995 sale of £192,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 189 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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8 Briarwood has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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8 Briarwood's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£935,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£192,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
8 Briarwood is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,021
Street avg £4,009
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling to form orangery and utility room.
31 May 1995Most recent
£192,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XA: £589,950 (2024–2014).

CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
RG40 4PL
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