1 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
About 1 Southdown Road
1 Southdown Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benham Hill, Thatcham, Thatcham (RG19 3BF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold September 2019 for £372,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
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
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Southdown Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Southdown Road.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension containing a garage and kitchen on the ground floor, with a bedroom and bathroom on first floor.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01487/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Southdown Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Southdown Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.
£372,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2019Most recent
£372,000
+12.7%over 4 years13 March 2015
£330,000
+36.1%over 3 years16 December 2011
£242,500
+2.8%over 5 years25 October 2006
£236,000
+40.5%over 4 years30 May 2002
£168,000
+24.4%over 2 years28 February 2000
£134,995
+62.6%over 2 years26 February 1998
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3BF: £382,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RG19 3BF
5 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Jun 2024
£485,1017 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Mar 2024
£340,0003 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Dec 2022
£430,00015 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Feb 2021
£312,05017 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Dec 2020
£382,000
Everything we know about 1 Southdown Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Southdown Road homes
Price per m²
£3,835
Street avg £3,497
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Southdown Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery. 17 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB