Birchwood, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AB
About Birchwood
Birchwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Headley, Thatcham, Thatcham (RG19 8AB). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 172 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 16 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £764,000 is 23.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
Birchwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birchwood has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00190/HSE
- Jun 2004Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of loft to living accommodation with dormer windows to the front and rear. Amendment to approved planning application BDB/56871
- Agent
- Calleva Design Service
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- BDB/58214
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Birchwood
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
Birchwood valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£764,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£619,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 February 2018Most recent
£619,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG19 8AB: £640,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in RG19 8AB
Redcott, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AB
Sold Jul 2022
£640,000Chatwood, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AB
Sold Apr 2022
£535,000Ashendene, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AB
Sold Dec 2020
£700,100Birchgrove, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AB
Sold Aug 2017
£680,000Ashford House, Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AB
Sold Apr 2017
£622,000
Everything we know about Birchwood, 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 Ashford Hill Road homes
Years Held for Birchwood lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,604
Street avg £3,362
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.2 km
Ashford Hill Road — bus stop.
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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB