1 Kimbers Drive, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RQ
About 1 Kimbers Drive
1 Kimbers Drive is a detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Today's modelled estimate of £910,000 is 15.3% below the 2023 sale of £1,075,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold June 2023 for £1,075,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Kimbers Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Kimbers Drive has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1,T2,T3 - Conifer - To be felled to ground level - Replant with native evergreen Taxus Bacatta
- Agent
- Chalk Design
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02015/TPC
- Feb 2024HeritageIn report
LBC application submission for repairs and alterations to The Granary and conversion for use as a study space.
Listed- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02830/LBC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Kimbers Drive
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
Latest sale on 1 Kimbers Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£910,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,075,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2023Most recent
£1,075,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1RQ: £434,500 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in RG14 1RQ
2 Kimbers Drive, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RQ
Sold Nov 2021
£260,00019 Kimbers Drive, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RQ
Sold Mar 2012
£470,00017 Kimbers Drive, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RQ
Sold Jan 2005
£434,50023 Kimbers Drive, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RQ
Sold Mar 2004
£445,00021 Kimbers Drive, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1RQ
Sold Sept 1999
£257,500
Everything we know about 1 Kimbers Drive, 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hare and Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.8dB