2 Penn Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1UU
About 2 Penn Road
2 Penn Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1UU). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 58.5% above the 2014 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
2 Penn Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Penn Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to living room.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00541/HOUSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Penn Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 13 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
23 December 2014Most recent
£200,000
+17.6%over 7 years2 January 2007
£170,000
+44.1%over 4 years30 May 2002
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1UU: £290,000 (2017–2013).
Nearby sales in RG14 1UU
Everything we know about 2 Penn Road, 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 Penn Road homes
Floor Area for 2 Penn Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,390
Street avg £2,894
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sutton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB