Briar Hedge, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT

Briar Hedge is a semi-detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was F, 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 lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,064,000 is 12.2% below the 2025 sale of £1,212,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £1,212,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.