1 Barnes Court, Station Road, Thatcham, RG19 4QZ
About 1 Barnes Court
1 Barnes Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Thatcham (RG19 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–36 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 62). The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
Held since January 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 114.2% above the 1999 sale of £84,950. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 27 m² it's 20.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (34 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Barnes Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2013SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of two-storey maisonette to two single storey flats.
- Agent
- Mr Richard Davey
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00756/FULD
- Mar 2013SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Conversion of two-storey maisonette to 2 no. single storey flats together with extension to the rear of the property.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00040/FULD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Barnes Court
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
1 Barnes Court has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£84,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 January 1999Most recent
£84,950
Everything we know about 1 Barnes Court, 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 Station Road homes
1 Barnes Court outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 34 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ferndale Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Spurcroft Primary 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
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB