12 Fernbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £803,000 is 15% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 156 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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12 Fernbank'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2024
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
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12 Fernbank has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.
£698,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 12 Fernbank stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,474
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 143 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
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling, single storey front extension to form garage, conversion of existing garage to family room and new front porch.
6 September 2017Most recent
£698,000
+29.3%over 10 years29 June 2007
£540,000
+77.0%over 7 years14 June 2000
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XB: £695,000 (2019–2013).

CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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