18 Abbots Road, Newbury, RG14 7QW
About 18 Abbots Road
18 Abbots Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Newbury (RG14 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 43.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Abbots Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Section 73 - Removal or variation of Condition 5 (restrictions on windows) of approved application 20/00599/HOUSE: A two storey rear extension including the removal of the existing lean to. Replacement of existing garage and additional room to rear of garage. Extension of dropped kerb to expand across the width of the property.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01919/HOUSE
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
A two storey rear extension including the removal of the existing lean to. Replacement of existing garage and additional room to rear of garage. Extension of dropped kerb to expand across the width of the property.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00599/HOUSE
What's in 18 Abbots Road, Newbury, RG14 7QW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18 Abbots Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2018Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 7QW: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 18 Abbots Road, 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 Abbots Road homes
On epc rating, 18 Abbots Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £3,347
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 km
Chapel Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB