1 Fernbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1371 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 is 45.8% above the 2011 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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1 Fernbank sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2020
Proposed erection of a summer house in rear garden of dwelling.
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1 Fernbank valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£707,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 1 Fernbank runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,807
Street avg £3,685
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
4 March 2011Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XB: £698,000 (2019–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
RG40 4HH
Manor Park Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gorse Ride Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB