4 Hillside Cottages, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
About 4 Hillside Cottages
4 Hillside Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 18.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 74.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £202,500.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Hillside Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Hillside Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 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
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£202,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2024Most recent
£202,500
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
£217,500Marlyns, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold Nov 2023
£1,045,000Leighton Lodge, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold Dec 2022
£1,050,000
Everything we know about 4 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, 4 Hillside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,709
Street avg £3,014
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB