Detached 2 sales on record

197 LOWER WAY

THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TN

£482,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Shop West Berkshire Roastery 0.1 miles
Bus stop Unknown 0.1 miles
Hospital West Berkshire Community Hospital 0.4 miles
Train station Newbury Racecourse 1.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

123 m²

EPC rating

B

Last sold

£482,500 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£3,923/m²

Local average

£590,395 (19 sales)

Street crime

91 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 04/09/2025

Expiry date: 03/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,287/year

Potential heating cost: £1,222/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £7,695

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£180 - £210)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 17/04/2026 £482,500 Detached +212.4% £487,797 to June 2026 View transaction
Sold 09/03/2000 £154,450 Detached — £478,464 to June 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £482,500
listed 07/11/2025 £495,000
sold 01/01/2000 £154,450

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
9 ARKLE AVENUE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3UA £470,000 19/01/2026 Detached
2 PEGASUS CLOSE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TZ £505,000 05/12/2025 Detached
8B ARKLE AVENUE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3UA £475,000 25/11/2025 Detached
15 POUND LANE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TG £360,000 30/11/2023 Detached
KANTARA ROBERTSFIELD, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TW £415,000 11/11/2022 Detached
5 PEGASUS CLOSE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TZ £400,000 28/10/2022 Detached
1 ARKLE AVENUE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3UA £395,000 06/07/2022 Detached
9 POUND LANE, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TG £432,000 31/03/2022 Detached
274 BENHAM HILL, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 3AJ £390,000 26/11/2021 Detached

Area average: £426,889 (9 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 8.4%
10y growth 22.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): West Berkshire. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) -0.6%
5y (index) 18.1%
10y (index) 29.2%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for West Berkshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,183/mo
Realistic £1,314/mo
Optimistic £1,445/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Berkshire.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Redfield Court, RG14 £1,200/mo 2 0.63 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,200/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.25%
Max investor price (0.8%) £150,000
Target investor price (1%) £120,000
Gross yield 3%
Cost-to-rent ratio 33.5×
Monthly cashflow £-845/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -7.2%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~422 m² (0.10 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 32
Anti-social behaviour 23
Public order 9
Criminal damage and arson 6
Other theft 5
Drugs 4
Other crime 4
Shoplifting 3
Vehicle crime 2
Bicycle theft 1
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 91

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Parsons Down Junior School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 13 Jul 2017
Parsons Down Infant School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 3 Feb 2019
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary 0.5 miles Good — 3 Jul 2022
Engaging Potential Other 0.7 miles Good — 13 Jan 2022
Whitelands Park Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 1 Dec 2022

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