7 Castle Grove, Newbury, RG14 1PS
About 7 Castle Grove
7 Castle Grove is a five-bedroom detached house in Newbury (RG14 1PS). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1502 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £661,000 sits 52% above the 2010 sale of £435,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 4 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
7 Castle Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 7 Castle Grove.
- Jun 2019ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 5 - Tree Protection Plan and 6 - Arb Method Statement of planning permission reference 17/03550/HOUSE (Two storey side extension).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00877/COND1
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/03550/HOUSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Castle Grove
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£661,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 13 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2010Most recent
£435,000
+171.9%over 12 years30 March 1998
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1PS: £368,229 (2021–2002).
Nearby sales in RG14 1PS
Everything we know about 7 Castle Grove, 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 Castle Grove homes
Price per m² for 7 Castle Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,117
Street avg £3,321
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Donnington Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Speenhamland School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB