17 Fifth Road, Newbury, RG14 6DN
About 17 Fifth Road
17 Fifth Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newbury (RG14 6DN). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.
Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 sits 62% above the 2014 sale of £402,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of conservatory. Part demolition of existing kitchen extension. Erection of single storey extension (with glazed roof lantern) to form open-plan kitchen/dining/family room at rear of property.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02235/HOUSE
What's in 17 Fifth Road, Newbury, RG14 6DN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Fifth Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 8 years.
£402,500
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2014Most recent
£402,500
+24.6%over 4 years13 June 2010
£323,000
-0.6%over 3 years27 July 2006
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 6DN: £541,250 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Fifth Road homes
17 Fifth Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,875
Street avg £3,858
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
12/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bartlemy Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
John Rankin Junior School. 17 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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB