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Rances Lane, Wokingham, RG40

South East

£800,000

Listed on 27/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1989 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house has a flexible ground-floor layout, including a triple reception room with a wood-burning stove and a large kitchen/breakfast room. A utility room, separate cold food store, downstairs WC and integral garage add practical storage and service space. Upstairs, the main bedroom overlooks the rear garden, with three further bedrooms, a family bathroom and a Jack and Jill bathroom. Outside, a broad driveway provides parking for several vehicles, while the substantial rear garden includes patio space. The property is offered with no onward chain and is described as having scope for further extension, subject to planning permission. The listing notes that the house would benefit from modernisation, giving a purchaser the option to update it to their requirements.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

70out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £800,000, this detached four-bedroom home is priced around 13.5% below the local average per square foot, making it an attractive opportunity to acquire generous space at a comparatively low entry point. Its triple reception room, light-filled kitchen-breakfast room, integral garage and broad driveway give it strong family-home fundamentals, while the large, mature garden adds to the appeal.

The interiors are dated but appear generally usable, offering a medium-scale canvas for updating finishes and tailoring the kitchen and bathrooms to your taste. There is also stated potential to extend, subject to planning permission and feasibility checks.

Key opportunities

  • Update the dated decoration and flooring across the generous reception rooms and bedrooms.
  • Refresh or replace the dated kitchen and bathroom finishes to create a more contemporary feel.
  • Make the most of the mature garden, patio areas and broad driveway; explore the stated extension potential subject to planning permission and feasibility.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Rances Lane, Wokingham, RG40
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£3,022
Based on a loan of £600,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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