3 Apple Tree Close, Newbury, RG14 6HR

3 Apple Tree Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Newbury (RG14 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 sits 118.3% above the 2002 sale of £245,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.