Chapel Cottage, Plastow Green, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8LP

Chapel Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Headley, Thatcham, Thatcham (RG19 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2025 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £907,000 sits 60.5% above the 2007 sale of £565,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 190 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (268 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).