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About 1 Castle Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Castle Cottages is a semi-detached house in Newtown Common, Newbury, Newbury (RG20 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Castle Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Castle Cottages, Newtown Common, Newbury, RG20 9AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2009ConditionsGranted
Relief of condition 2 of planning permission BDB/50613 to allow the ancillary use of the building for residential accommodation
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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