27 Ash Court, Victoria Gardens, Newbury, RG14 1EY

27 Ash Court is an end-of-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 33 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 33 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 35 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £140,000 in June 2020.