Phoenix House, George Street, Kingsclere, Newbury, RG20 5NH

Phoenix House is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kingsclere, Newbury, Newbury (RG20 5NH). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 sits 245.3% above the 1998 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.