Top Floor Flat, 15 Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5AA
About Top Floor Flat
Top Floor Flat is a mid-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 53 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, 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
Energy performance
Top Floor Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2015Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Application to determine if Prior Approval is required for the change of use of 2nd floor office to 2 bedroom apartment with kitchen, living room, bathroom, cycle and refuse store and landing.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01436/PACOU
- Apr 2015Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of 2nd floor office to 2 bedroom apartment with kitchen, living room, bathroom, cycle and refuse store and landing.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00470/PACOU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Top Floor Flat
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Top Floor Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in RG14 5AA: £935,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in RG14 5AA
Everything we know about Top Floor Flat, 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 Market Place homes
Top Floor Flat is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cheap Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School. 18 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB