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Finchingfield Cottage, The Green, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BH

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
204 m²
2192 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Finchingfield Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Finchingfield Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Brightwalton, Newbury, Newbury (RG20 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2192 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 26.7% above the 2010 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Finchingfield Cottage

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Finchingfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Finchingfield Cottage, The Green, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Nov 2004
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Convert roof over garage with 2 dormer windows.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    04/02206/HOUSE
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    To erect a pvcu conservatory to rear of property.

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    04/01261/HOUSE
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£678,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£535,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2010Most recent

    £535,000

    +139.9%over 11 years

  2. 22 September 1998

    £223,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG20 7BH: £525,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other The Green homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Finchingfield Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,627

Street avg £3,957

Strongly below

Floor Area

204 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Finchingfield Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£400k

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£380k

1 Hildesley Court, East Ilsley

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£357k

1 Holly Villas, Compton Road, East Ilsley

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£323k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newbury district page.
Full Newbury report

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

Brightwalton Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG20 7BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG20 7BH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG20 7BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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