55 Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5DH
About 55 Cheap Street
55 Cheap Street is a detached house in Newbury (RG14 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft). At 81 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision, change of use to residential and new windows, 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
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Oct 2018ConditionsIn report
Approval of details reserved by Condition 4: Construction Method Statement of planning permission 17/03125/FULD.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02174/COND1
- Feb 2018SubdivisionFullIn report
Convert top floor unit 55/56 (vacant) formally dentist to two bed flat. Unit 55A (vacant) formally osteopath and office convert to one bed flat. Unit 56A (vacant) store RSPCA - convert to bedsit.
- Council
- 17/02503/FULD
Change of Use- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/03125/FULD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 55 Cheap Street
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
55 Cheap Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£227,000
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 5 sales in RG14 5DH: £240,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG14 5DH
Everything we know about 55 Cheap Street, 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 Cheap Street homes
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
0.3 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
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB