27 Fifth Road, Newbury, RG14 6DN
About 27 Fifth Road
27 Fifth Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Newbury (RG14 6DN). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 56.3% above the 2013 sale of £320,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013).
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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
27 Fifth Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2013DemolitionFullIn report
Proposed single storey rear extension and double storey front/side extension to dwelling. Demolition of outbuilding and existing integral garage to enable extensions.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02618/HOUSE
What's in 27 Fifth Road, Newbury, RG14 6DN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 13 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2013Most recent
£320,000
+141.5%over 13 years16 December 1999
£132,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 6DN: £541,250 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 27 Fifth Road, in one report
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Versus other Fifth Road homes
27 Fifth Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,963
Street avg £3,847
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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