27 Craven Road, Newbury, RG14 5NG
About 27 Craven Road
27 Craven Road is a detached house in Newbury (RG14 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
27 Craven Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2012ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
- Agent
- Mr Richard J New
Extension- Reference
- 11/02767/HOUSE
- Oct 2010AdvertisingIn report
Erection of a hanging sign
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02056/ADV
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
27 Craven Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£249,000
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 5NG: £452,000 (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
27 Craven Road is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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