56 Cheap Street, Newbury, RG14 5DH
About 56 Cheap Street
56 Cheap Street is a detached house in Newbury (RG14 5DH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft). At 75 m² this is the 5th 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 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 10.4% below the 2021 sale of £240,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 7 EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £240,000. 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
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2018ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 3 - Cycle Provision and Condition 5 - Refuse Storage of planning permission reference 17/01392/FUL (Convert 55 - 56 Cheap Street to two 2 bed flats, 7 Kings Road to a 2 bed flat, 9 Kings Road to a 2 bed flat and 15 Kings Road to a 1 bed flat).
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02512/COND2
- Sept 2017ConditionsIn report
Approval of details reserved by conditions 3: Cycle Storage, 5: Refuse storage, of planning permission 17/01392/FULD.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02134/COND1
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 56 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 2021Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 5DH: £235,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RG14 5DH
Everything we know about 56 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
Price per m² for 56 Cheap Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,200
Street avg £3,313
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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