Orchard Cottage, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AA
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Donnington, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 277 m² (around 2982 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2018.
At 277 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,109,000 is 26.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £875,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and associated works.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02423/HOUSE
- Jun 2010ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition (2) - Materials of planning permission reference 09/00177/HOUSE
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01377/COND1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 21 years.
£875,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£875,000
+92.3%over 20 years31 August 2000
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 3AA: £820,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG14 3AA
4 Hillcrest Cottage, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AA
Sold May 2025
£315,000Cricket View, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AA
Sold Jan 2024
£820,000Aspen, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AA
Sold Nov 2022
£889,000Hillcrest, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AA
Sold Nov 2021
£429,950The Tiltyard, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AA
Sold Mar 2021
£875,000
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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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Oxford Road homes
On floor area, Orchard Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,159
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
277 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
Packers Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB