23 Craven Road, Newbury, RG14 5NG
About 23 Craven Road
23 Craven Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2023 for £525,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
23 Craven Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Craven Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensions.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01134/HOUSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Craven Road
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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 23 Craven Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2023Most recent
£525,000
+20.7%over 3 years22 November 2019
£435,000
+7.1%over 3 years11 May 2016
£406,200
+227.6%over 17 years19 March 1999
£124,000
+31.9%over 2 years10 June 1996
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 5NG: £365,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG14 5NG
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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 Craven Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 23 Craven Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,947
Street avg £3,848
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.0 km
Kennet Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB