8 Lower Way, Thatcham, RG19 3RN
About 8 Lower Way
8 Lower Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Thatcham (RG19 3RN). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 is 45.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
8 Lower Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2017FullIn report
S73a - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 3 (schedule of materials) of approved application 15/01948/HOUSE - Alterations to windows and doors to include additional windows to the east and west side elevations and the replacement of first floor windows with window and doors with Juliet balcony to the south (rear) elevation and the replacement of the tile hanging with timber cladding to the rear dormer.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03579/HOUSE
- Sept 2015RenovationFullIn report
Alterations to windows and doors to include additional windows to the east and west side elevations and the replacement of first floor windows with window and doors with Juliet balcony to the south (rear) elevation and the replacement of the tile hanging with timber cladding to the rear dormer.
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01948/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
8 Lower Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£374,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 2015Most recent
£374,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3RN: £275,000 (2023–2006).
Everything we know about 8 Lower Way, 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 Lower Way homes
EPC Rating for 8 Lower Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,717
Street avg £4,602
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Glebelands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Parsons Down Infant School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB