Wanderings, Speen Lane, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RN
About Wanderings
Wanderings is an end-of-terrace house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 sits 142.4% above the 2002 sale of £247,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 38.5% below the postcode norm. At 131 m² it's 16.6% 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
Wanderings's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wanderings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Wanderings
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
Wanderings's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 4 years.
£247,500
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2002Most recent
£247,500
+76.8%over 4 years16 December 1997
£140,000
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 Wanderings, 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
On price per m², Wanderings runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,889
Street avg £3,671
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 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.
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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB