1 Whitefields Cottages, Oxford Road, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 3AE
About 1 Whitefields Cottages
1 Whitefields Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Donnington, Newbury, Newbury (RG14 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £550,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 is 15.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 83.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 1 Whitefields Cottages.
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two Storey extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/02277/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Whitefields Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
14 December 2018Most recent
£550,000
+30.6%over 4 years28 November 2014
£421,250
+9.4%over 7 years31 May 2007
£385,000
+227.7%over 10 years1 November 1996
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 3AE: £360,000 (2024–2005).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Oxford Road homes
1 Whitefields Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £3,837
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Chase — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB