5 Penn Road, Speen, Newbury, RG14 1UU
About 5 Penn Road
5 Penn Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Speen, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 1UU). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 71).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in September 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 445.6% above the 1996 sale of £97,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 72.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2004PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear kitchen/dining extension; front porch; bedroom over garage
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00859/HOUSE
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Penn Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£97,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 1996Most recent
£97,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 1UU: £290,000 (2017–2014).
Nearby sales in RG14 1UU
Everything we know about 5 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
Price per m² for 5 Penn Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£750
Street avg £3,334
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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