Old Camps, Newbury Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8LG

Old Camps is a seven-bedroom detached house in Headley, Thatcham, Thatcham (RG19 8LG). It has a recorded floor area of 337 m² (around 3627 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (January 2025) returns an A (score 106), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 337 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,400,000 sits 141.4% above the 2007 sale of £580,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 39.8% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.