27 Abbey Close, Newbury, RG14 7QX
About 27 Abbey Close
27 Abbey Close is a detached house in Newbury (RG14 7QX). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 512.8% above the 1995 sale of £86,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 80.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Abbey Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey extension and external and internal alterations.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01666/HOUSE
- Apr 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Construct single storey extension to front elevation, two storey side extension and conservatory to rear elevation
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00467/HOUSE
What's in 27 Abbey Close, Newbury, RG14 7QX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
27 Abbey Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 1995Most recent
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG14 7QX: £435,000 (2024–2023).
Everything we know about 27 Abbey Close, 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 Abbey Close homes
Price per m² for 27 Abbey Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£667
Street avg £4,308
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Friars Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB