Wheatland Cottage, The Green, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BH
About Wheatland Cottage
Wheatland Cottage is a detached house in Brightwalton, Newbury, Newbury (RG20 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,413,000 is 22.9% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 71.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (December 2012).
Energy performance
Wheatland Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Wheatland Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed two storey outbuilding and felling of falling Oak tree
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01614/HOUSE
- Oct 2011AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Renewal of application 08/00561/HOUSE for a two storey extension to existing annexe.
Extension- Reference
- 11/00943/XHOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£1,413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 13 years.
£1,150,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
28 December 2012Most recent
£1,150,000
+173.8%over 13 years8 December 1999
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG20 7BH: £525,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG20 7BH
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Feb 2021
£1,120,000Belmont, The Green, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BH
Sold Feb 2020
£525,000Llamedos, The Green, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BH
Sold Feb 2019
£325,000
Versus other The Green homes
Wheatland Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,440
Street avg £3,730
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB








