14 Fernbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1343 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in April 2000. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 16.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 135.7% above the 2000 sale of £277,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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14 Fernbank'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2018
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 14 Fernbank.
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14 Fernbank's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 3 years.
£277,500
Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 3 years.
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What we flagged
On floor area, 14 Fernbank runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,224
Street avg £3,843
Floor Area
125 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
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Proposed erection of a part first floor part two storey side and single storey front extensions to dwelling.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed first floor side extension to dwelling and single storey front extension.
7 April 2000Most recent
£277,500
+61.3%over 3 years31 January 1997
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XB: £698,000 (2019–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
RG40 4XB
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