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23 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Southdown Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Southdown Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Benham Hill, Thatcham, Thatcham (RG19 3BF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 18.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Southdown Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£531,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£448,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2017Most recent

    £448,000

    +135.8%over 17 years
  2. 7 October 1999

    £190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3BF: £382,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Southdown Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Southdown Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,500

Street avg £3,539

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Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Thatcham district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG19 3BF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG19 3BF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG19 3BF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Southdown Road, Benham Hill, Thatcham, RG19 3BF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.