2 Pound Street, Newbury, RG14 6AA
About 2 Pound Street
2 Pound Street is a detached house in Newbury (RG14 6AA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2003. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Pound Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
2 Pound Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2003RenovationHeritageIn report
External and internal repairs including re roofing, replacement windows, re pointing, structural repairs to brickwork, replacement of decayed floor, fire protection
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/02321/LBC
What's in 2 Pound Street, Newbury, RG14 6AA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Pound Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£293,000
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 6AA: £250,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RG14 6AA
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Versus other Pound Street homes
2 Pound Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
Argyle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB