1 Charles Street, Newbury, RG14 6QP
About 1 Charles Street
1 Charles Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 6QP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £375,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Charles Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Charles Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 21 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£375,000
+25.0%over 6 years19 July 2016
£299,995
+48.5%over 7 years21 May 2009
£202,000
+24.7%over 7 years2 May 2002
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 6QP: £570,000 (2021–2016).
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Versus other Charles Street homes
1 Charles Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,435
Street avg £3,575
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.2 km
Elizabeth Avenue Top — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Falkland Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB