31 Chaucer Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1TP
About 31 Chaucer Crescent
31 Chaucer Crescent is an end-of-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 1TP). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–210 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 18 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2017.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 sits 253.8% above the 1999 sale of £162,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
31 Chaucer Crescent's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2015HMOFullIn report
Retrospective Change of Use from C3 to Multiple Occupancy (HMO) Sui Generis.
Retrospective- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02702/FULD
- Feb 2014HMOFullIn report
Retrospective change of use from C3 to Multiple Occupancy (HMO) Sui Generis.
Retrospective- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01193/FULD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 31 Chaucer Crescent
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
31 Chaucer Crescent's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£162,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 July 1999Most recent
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1TP: £425,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG14 1TP
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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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Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Brummell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB