15 Fernbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1380 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 sits 53.9% above the 2010 sale of £460,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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15 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Dec 2019
Householder application for the erection of a replacement boundary fence at a height of 2.25 metres with the installation of a retainer wall and gravel board within the site's boundary.
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15 Fernbank valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 4 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 4 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On price per m², 15 Fernbank runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,587
Street avg £3,707
Floor Area
128 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
Application for a certificate of lawful proposed use for the erection of a retaining wall.
4 June 2010Most recent
£460,000
+15.0%over 4 years21 April 2006
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XB: £698,000 (2019–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
RG40 4EJ
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