40 Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
About 40 Speen Lane
40 Speen Lane is a detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in June 2002. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 106.7% above the 2002 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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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
40 Speen Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Speen Lane has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2011ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Side of property
Proposed side extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00025/CERTP
- May 2007Garage ConversionFullIn report
Convert existing garage into new family room. Build new garage and extend existing kitchen.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00761/HOUSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 40 Speen Lane
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
40 Speen Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£620,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 4 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2002Most recent
£300,000
31 January 2002
£300,000
+58.7%over 3 years31 August 1998
£189,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1RN: £925,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in RG14 1RN
White Lodge, Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
Sold Jan 2023
£2,450,000Linden House, Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
Sold Aug 2021
£1,070,00046 Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
Sold Sept 2018
£599,999Bramley, Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
Sold Jan 2017
£925,000Cheriton Lodge, Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
Sold Sept 2015
£626,000
Everything we know about 40 Speen Lane, 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 Speen Lane homes
40 Speen Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,362
Street avg £3,632
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Battle Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB