1b, Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5LL

1b is a semi-detached house in Newbury (RG14 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 37.6% below the 2022 sale of £450,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.