53 Lower Way, Thatcham, RG19 3RS
About 53 Lower Way
53 Lower Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Thatcham (RG19 3RS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 97 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 13 EPCs). 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 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 11.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £400,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
53 Lower Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Lower Way has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01832/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
53 Lower Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 January 2023Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3RS: £350,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 53 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
53 Lower Way is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,124
Street avg £3,879
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 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
0.1 km
Derwent Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Parsons Down Infant School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB