17 Church Gate, Thatcham, RG19 3PN
About 17 Church Gate
17 Church Gate is a four-bedroom detached house in Thatcham (RG19 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2020) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,003,000 is 16.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £860,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
17 Church Gate ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2021ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (schedule of materials), 4 (CMS), 6 (bin path), 7 (landscaping scheme), 8 (tree protection), 9 (arb method statement), 10 (boundary treatment) and 13 (shed details) of previously approved application 17/03304/FULD: Erection of a new dwelling.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00141/COND1
- Oct 2017ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions: 3 - Schedule of Materials, 5 - Details of temporary parking and turning, 6 - Landscaping, 7 - Tree protection, 8 - Dust, of planning permission reference 17/01797/FUL (Erection of a replacement dwelling following the demolition of an existing dwelling).
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02668/COND1
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Church Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,003,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 4 years.
£860,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£860,000
+62.0%over 4 years6 April 2017
£531,005
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3PN: £532,500 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in RG19 3PN
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Church Gate homes
On years held, 17 Church Gate runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,118
Floor Area
258 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 11 years
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Nevil Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Spurcroft Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB