29 Lower Way, Thatcham, RG19 3RR
About 29 Lower Way
29 Lower Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thatcham (RG19 3RR). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 740 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 96.4% above the 2011 sale of £167,500. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
29 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Lower Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2016ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 - Temp Parking condition of approved application 16/01882/HOUSE- Alteration to existing garage and first floor extension above.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/02997/COND1
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Alteration to existing garage and first floor extension above.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01882/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 29 Lower Way
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
29 Lower Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 February 2011Most recent
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3RR: £450,000 (2023–2017).
Everything we know about 29 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
On epc rating, 29 Lower Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,437
Street avg £2,709
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Paynesdown Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Parsons Down Infant School. 10 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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB