1 Hillside Cottages, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
About 1 Hillside Cottages
1 Hillside Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 508 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 39.7% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Hillside Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2012RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of a timber casement window to the bedroom. The present window has suffered from water penetration and is beyond repair. The proposal is to make a "like for like" replacement with the exception that the window panes are to be 'Slenderpane' slim double glazed units.
New Windows- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00428/LBC2
- Jan 2008RenovationHeritageIn report
To provide a gas supply to the property and install a central heating system internally
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01585/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Hillside Cottages
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 1996.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 16 years.
£172,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
17 May 2012Most recent
£172,500
+26.8%over 6 years1 September 2005
£136,000
+78.9%over 7 years11 June 1998
£76,000
+26.7%over 1 year8 November 1996
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1RG: £682,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG14 1RG
Sun Hill, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold Nov 2025
£705,000Bath Cottage, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold Aug 2025
£682,0003 Hillside Cottages, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold May 2024
£217,5004 Hillside Cottages, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold May 2024
£202,500Marlyns, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold Nov 2023
£1,045,000
Everything we know about 1 Hillside Cottages, 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, 1 Hillside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,654
Street avg £3,119
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Hare and Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB