The Meadows, Newnham Road, Newnham, Hook, RG27 9AF

The Meadows is a three-bedroom detached house in Newnham, Hook, Hook (RG27 9AF). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £709,000 sits 57.6% above the 2008 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 7 EPCs).