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About Barncroft Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Barncroft Cottage is a detached house in Heath End, Newbury, Newbury (RG20 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 51), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 83 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold November 2024 for £525,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£588/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Barncroft Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Barncroft Cottage, Heath End, Newbury, RG20 0AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Apr 2026New BuildFullPending
Replacement dwelling, detached oak framed garage and associated works
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Barncroft Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£535,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£525,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Barncroft Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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