8 Fernbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Finchampstead, Wokingham, Wokingham (RG40 4XB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 is 31.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2025
8 Fernbank has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
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8 Fernbank valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 10 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 10 years.
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On epc rating, 8 Fernbank stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,127
Street avg £3,653
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension to dwelling.
3 July 2015Most recent
£520,000
+35.4%over 9 years19 October 2005
£384,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 4XB: £698,000 (2019–2013).

CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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