81 Lower Way, Thatcham, RG19 3RS
About 81 Lower Way
81 Lower Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thatcham (RG19 3RS). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £305,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
81 Lower Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
81 Lower Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 81 Lower Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2021Most recent
£305,000
+74.3%over 16 years6 July 2004
£175,000
+10.8%over 1 year22 November 2002
£157,950
+70.8%over 4 years21 October 1998
£92,500
+46.8%over 1 year29 November 1996
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3RS: £400,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 81 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
81 Lower Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,296
Street avg £3,862
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB