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RIMINGTON

THE RIDGE, THATCHAM, COLD ASH, WEST BERKSHIRE RG18 9HY

4 beds 2 baths 2,131 sq ft Listed 11 Jul 2025 (-316d)

£750,000

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# 4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (RG18 9HY)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | RIMINGTON, THE RIDGE, THATCHAM, COLD ASH, WEST BERKSHIRE RG18 9HY |
| Price | £750,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | F |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 198 m² |
| Last sold | £730,000 Jan 2026 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £2,473/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0340-2182-2250-2697-1641)

## Description

Description:

Rimington is an individual and interesting semi-detached period house, built in 1926, and is a lovely family home offering just under 2000 ft.² of accommodation.  The ground floor offers a good size kitchen/dining room to the rear of the house, with access to the garden, there are three further reception rooms providing very flexible accommodation. One of these makes a very good home office as it has separate access. It is completed with a spacious entrance hall, a separate utility, and a cloakroom.  Upstairs there is a main bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Outside:

The property is approached by a gravelled drive providing access to the house and plenty of private parking. To the rear there is a large garden which contains a wide variety of mature trees, shrubs and plants.  The overall plot measures 0.36 acres.

Services:

Mains water, electricity and drainage, gas fired central heating

NB – the photos of the property are prior to the house being let.

Local Authority:

West Berkshire Council

Council Tax:

Band F

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/164423585/493342) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/164423585/493343) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| RIMINGTON THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HY | £730,000 | 05/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| RIMINGTON THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HY | £240,000 | 09/06/2000 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] BRACKENBER THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HY | £1,250,000 | 10/03/2025 | Detached |
| HEATHER COTTAGE THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HZ | £770,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| SOUTHCOTE THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HZ | £1,175,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| BAKERY COTTAGES 3 COLD ASH HILL, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9PW | £447,500 | 29/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| BAKERY COTTAGES 3 COLD ASH HILL, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9PW | £447,500 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] BRIARFIELD THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HY | £625,000 | 11/06/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £937,500 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £710,000 (4 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £372,892 (17 Semi-detached, RG18, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +101.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,155/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,283/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,411/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Detached House, Cowslip Crescent, RG18 | £1,950/mo | 4 | 1.17 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £243,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £195,000

*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 £1,950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,224/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.8%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,788/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23.2%
- **10y growth:** 18.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for West Berkshire; Semi-detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

198 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£730,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,788/m²

Local average

£372,892 (+101.1%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (31,690 of 33,755)

Street crime

4 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

Entrance hall and cloakroom
Kitchen/dining room and utility
Sitting room
Study/snug
Family room
Main bedroom with ensuite
Three further bedrooms
Family bathroom
Ample drive for private parking
Large established garden of 0.36 acres

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

Description:
Rimington is an individual and interesting semi-detached period house, built in 1926, and is a lovely family home offering just under 2000 ft.² of accommodation. The ground floor offers a good size kitchen/dining room to the rear of the house, with access to the garden, there are three further reception rooms providing very flexible accommodation. One of these makes a very good home office as it has separate access. It is completed with a spacious entrance hall, a separate utility, and a cloakroom. Upstairs there is a main bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Outside:
The property is approached by a gravelled drive providing access to the house and plenty of private parking. To the rear there is a large garden which contains a wide variety of mature trees, shrubs and plants. The overall plot measures 0.36 acres.

Services:
Mains water, electricity and drainage, gas fired central heating

NB – the photos of the property are prior to the house being let.

Local Authority:
West Berkshire Council

Council Tax:
Band F

Listed by

Newbury

Carter Jonas

Reference: 164423585

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 12/05/2023

Current heating cost: £2,473/year

Potential heating cost: £2,496/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

Price history

204% since 2000

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	05/01/2026 (4 months ago)	£730,000	+204.2%
Sold	09/06/2000 (25 years ago)	£240,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
Same street BRACKENBER THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HY	£1,250,000	10/03/2025	Detached
HEATHER COTTAGE THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HZ	£770,000	21/10/2022	Semi-detached
SOUTHCOTE THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HZ	£1,175,000	12/08/2022	Semi-detached
BAKERY COTTAGES 3 COLD ASH HILL, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9PW	£447,500	29/06/2022	Semi-detached
BAKERY COTTAGES 3 COLD ASH HILL, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9PW	£447,500	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
Same street BRIARFIELD THE RIDGE, COLD ASH, THATCHAM, WEST BERKSHIRE, RG18 9HY	£625,000	11/06/2021	Semi-detached

Street average: £937,500 (2 sales)

Area average: £710,000 (4 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 23.2%

10y growth 18.2%

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

1y (index) 2.2%

5y (index) 20.5%

10y (index) 31.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,155/mo

Realistic £1,283/mo

Optimistic £1,411/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → West Berkshire.

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View RG18 9HY

Address

The Ridge

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Cold Ash Post Office	0.3 miles
Bus stop	Hardy Close	1.0 miles
Shop	The Co-operative Food	1.3 miles
Shop	Tattooing by Pete	1.5 miles
Hospital	West Berkshire Community Hospital	1.9 miles
Train station	Thatcham	2.3 miles
Train station	Newbury Racecourse	2.7 miles
Hospital	Thornford Park	3.1 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	2
Public order	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	4

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
St Finian's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 8 Dec 2011
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 28 Nov 2014
Downe House	Other	1.0 miles	— (No rating)
Whitelands Park Primary School	Primary	1.1 miles	Good — 1 Dec 2022
Thatcham Park CofE Primary	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 11 Jun 2024

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Detached House, Cowslip Crescent, RG18	£1,950/mo	4	1.17 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £243,750

Target investor price (1%) £195,000

Gross yield 3.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 32.1×

Monthly cashflow £-1,224/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.8%

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).