Finchampstead · Berkshire · PROPERTY FILE 03

Roycroft Lane, Finchampstead

Research focus: Refurbishment evidence

£350,000 historical ask

Availability unverified

Sources checked . Availability can change.

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Illustration, not this property

CURRENT RESEARCH CONCLUSION

Resolve availability before building an offer pack.

The old agent URL returned 404 during the live check. Same-road completed sales give a starting point for comparison, but the historical asking price cannot be treated as a current buying opportunity.

Historical agent URL inspected in a browser: page not found. Recorded-sale pages read separately.

What the sources establish

Historical accommodation
3 bedrooms · 1 bathroom Sears historical listing URL ↗
Historical condition claim
Modernisation required Sears historical listing URL ↗
Current source result
Old agent URL returns 404 Sears historical listing URL ↗
Completed-sale evidence
Two preliminary same-road terrace sales OnTheMarket recorded Roycroft Lane sales ↗

PROPERTY → IMPROVEMENT → USABLE PROCEEDS → NEXT HOME

Where could this house sit in a ladder?

Lifecycle gate: historical / unverified. Confirm availability and exact identity before active project qualification, whatever the model suggests.

JEV evidence review · jev-1.13.0 · assessed 2026-10-08T19:12:51.178509+00:00. Listing check date above is unchanged.

Human review required · classification held

Low-confidence or conflicting model output cannot advance this property. Review the evidence and rubric before choosing a route.

Inspect model classifications
first proof
availability identity · reported model confidence 100%
margin evidence
unproven · reported model confidence 100%
next rung
not established · reported model confidence 100%
value path
internal improvement · reported model confidence 69%

Reported model confidence is not calibrated accuracy, profitability or probability of success.

Economics gate: HOLD. No accepted conservative finished-value range and complete costs. No offer ceiling or usable next-rung funds established.

A model can identify which proof to request next. It cannot replace a survey, planning decision, contractor quote, lender terms or your decision.

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The deal case, tested

A £40,000–£50,000 raw spread

119 Roycroft Lane sold for £390,000 on 19 December 2025; 79 sold for £400,000 on 28 January 2025. Against the historical £350,000 ask, the difference is £40,000–£50,000 before works, acquisition and exit costs. Subject size and sale condition are unmatched. This is not profit or a finished valuation.

Sears historical listing URL ↗OnTheMarket recorded Roycroft Lane sales ↗

A broken link does not establish a sale

The cached agent description remains historical evidence. The live 404 establishes only that this URL no longer supplies a listing. It does not prove the property is sold, withdrawn or still available.

Sears historical listing URL ↗

Completed-sale evidence

Preliminary comparisons. These sales have not been accepted as a valuation range.

An asking price, postcode average or uncosted extension does not establish a completed-sale valuation.

Source register

  1. Sears historical listing URL ↗

    Cached page supplied historical price and particulars. Live browser check on 8 October 2026 returned 404; current availability unresolved.

  2. OnTheMarket recorded Roycroft Lane sales ↗

    Read 8 October 2026. Completed-sale prices and dates; subject matching remains incomplete.