20 Bowes Road, Thatcham, RG19 3YN
About 20 Bowes Road
20 Bowes Road is an end-of-terrace house in Thatcham (RG19 3YN). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Last sale on file: £166,500 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Bowes Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension.
- Agent
- Mr Richard J New
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03041/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
20 Bowes Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 21 years.
£166,500
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2020Most recent
£166,500
+11.0%over 4 years8 June 2016
£150,000
+72.4%over 2 years4 July 2013
£87,000
+75.8%over 13 years28 January 2000
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 3YN: £285,000 (2024–2022).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Braemore Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Spurcroft Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB