17 Alexander Road, Thatcham, RG19 4QU
About 17 Alexander Road
17 Alexander Road is a semi-detached house in Thatcham (RG19 4QU). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 227.3% above the 2001 sale of £121,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, 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).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Alexander Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2015ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 - SUDS of Planning Permission 14/02060/HOUSE: The erection of a single storey extension to include kitchen, utility room, bathroom and garage and revised entrance porch and study area to front of dwelling. General alteration to access of the site so as to widen driveway entrance and improve visual awareness when entering and exiting driveway.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/03347/COND1
- Oct 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
The erection of a single storey extension to include kitchen, utility room, bathroom and garage and revised entrance porch and study area to front of dwelling. General alteration to access of the site so as to widen driveway entrance and improve visual awareness when entering and exiting driveway.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02060/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
17 Alexander Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£121,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2001Most recent
£121,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 4QU: £382,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG19 4QU
Everything we know about 17 Alexander Road, 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 Alexander Road homes
Price per m² for 17 Alexander Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,120
Street avg £3,004
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Oak Tree Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Spurcroft Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB