88 West Street, Newbury, RG14 1BD
About 88 West Street
88 West Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 49.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2020 for £273,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Change of use of ground floor vacant shop unit and add to existing flat to create four bedroom house, with minor changes to side and rear openings.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00203/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 88 West Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£273,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 December 2020Most recent
£273,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1BD: £241,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG14 1BD
Everything we know about 88 West Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other West Street homes
88 West Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,964
Street avg £3,195
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Oxford Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Speenhamland School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB