8 Butson Close, Newbury, RG14 5JQ
About 8 Butson Close
8 Butson Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newbury (RG14 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £505,000 in March 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Butson Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Butson Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 27 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£505,000
+18.8%over 4 years5 September 2017
£425,000
+304.8%over 18 years6 April 1999
£105,000
+32.1%over 2 years27 June 1996
£79,500
+8.9%over 1 year17 March 1995
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 5JQ: £390,000 (2025–2024).
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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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Butson Close homes
On floor area, 8 Butson Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,720
Street avg £4,273
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery. 17 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
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB