15 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
About 15 Southdown Road
15 Southdown Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Benham Hill, Thatcham, Thatcham (RG19 3BF). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 23.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £312,050. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
15 Southdown Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2021Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01153/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,050
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 February 2021Most recent
£312,050
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3BF: £415,000 (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
£430,00017 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Dec 2020
£382,0001 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF
Sold Sept 2019
£372,000
Everything we know about 15 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
EPC Rating for 15 Southdown Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,760
Street avg £3,506
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB