4 Pound Street, Newbury, RG14 6AA
About 4 Pound Street
4 Pound Street is a detached house in Newbury (RG14 6AA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 49% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in October 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Pound Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2021Change of UseConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition (5) Protection from external noise of planning permission 20/02961/FUL - Change of use from tattoo parlour (Sui Generis) to commercial, business and services uses (Use Class E) on the ground floor, and one dwelling (Use Class C3) of the first and second floor, alterations to fenestration and associated works.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00616/COND1
- Mar 2021Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from tattoo parlour (Sui Generis) to commercial, business and services uses (Use Class E) on the ground floor, and one dwelling (Use Class C3) of the first and second floor, alterations to fenestration and associated works.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02961/FUL
What's in 4 Pound Street, Newbury, RG14 6AA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2020Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 6AA: £250,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG14 6AA
Everything we know about 4 Pound Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Pound Street homes
On epc rating, 4 Pound Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,658
Street avg £2,652
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
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