Homend, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT
About Homend
Homend is a detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 17.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish outbuilding. Proposed single storey extension and first floor timber frame dormer extension.
- Agent
- Hungerford Design
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00587/HOUSE
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish outbuilding. Proposed single storey extension and first floor timber frame dormer extension to first floor.
- Reference
- 18/03113/HOUSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Homend
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.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1QT: £740,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in RG14 1QT
Briar Hedge, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT
Sold Sept 2025
£1,212,000Cheadle Cottage, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT
Sold Mar 2025
£760,000Linden, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT
Sold Apr 2014
£160,000Owermoigne Cottage, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT
Sold Feb 2008
£340,000The Retreat, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1QT
Sold Sept 1999
£155,000
Everything we know about Homend, 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 Bath Road homes
On floor area, Homend runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,754
Street avg £4,197
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Battle Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 14 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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB