# 197 LOWER WAY, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TN

## Property details

- Slug: `0a9a43a` (address key hash: `0a9a43acae3ddefdf67710ccf38c7a2d357b4598`)
- Postcode: RG19 3TN
- Transactions on record: 2

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £482,500
- Date: 2026-04-17
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 03/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,287/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £7,695

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£180 - £210)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2820-0015-0255-4004-1563)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-17 | £482,500 | Detached | +212.4% | £487,797 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-bc99-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2000-03-09 | £154,450 | Detached | — | £478,464 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5c3045ce-5b73-4058-835b-1b864a0e44fd) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 197 LOWER WAY, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TN | £482,500 | 17/04/2026 | Detached |
| 197 LOWER WAY, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG19 3TN | £154,450 | 09/03/2000 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169121771](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cf3debf)

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

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8.4%
- **10y growth:** 22.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Berkshire; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

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

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (West Berkshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,183/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,314/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,445/mo

## 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.25% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,200/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 33.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-845/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## 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.*

| 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 |