Bath Cottage, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
About Bath Cottage
Bath Cottage is a semi-detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1RG). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
A recent sale: £682,000 in August 2025. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 75.7% 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Bath Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Bath Cottage
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
Price for Bath Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2006 starting point.
£631,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 19 years.
£682,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2025Most recent
£682,000
+62.4%over 2 years28 June 2023
£420,000
+289.2%over 17 years5 April 2006
£107,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1RG: £705,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG14 1RG
Sun Hill, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
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£705,0003 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
£1,045,000Leighton Lodge, Bath Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RG
Sold Dec 2022
£1,050,000
Everything we know about Bath Cottage, 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
Price per m² for Bath Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,736
Street avg £3,011
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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