5 Craven Road, Newbury, RG14 5NG
About 5 Craven Road
5 Craven Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newbury (RG14 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in February 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Phytolacca - Remove two large stems to ground level
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01283/TPC
- Mar 2007Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of existing detached out-building and outside WC. Erection of single storey kitchen and conversion of loft space to bedroom.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00177/HOUSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Craven Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Craven Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2022Most recent
£435,000
+197.9%over 20 years22 November 2001
£146,000
+143.4%over 5 years20 October 1996
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 5NG: £452,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG14 5NG
Everything we know about 5 Craven Road, 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 Craven Road homes
On price per m², 5 Craven Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,888
Street avg £3,762
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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