1 Abbey Close, Newbury, RG14 7QX

1 Abbey Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newbury (RG14 7QX). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Last sale on file: £502,000 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 78.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.