Merrydown, Thatcham
Merrydown, Thatcham
Description & Estimates
Merrydown, Thatcham is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,415 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 1,153 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Merrydown, Thatcham is £758,156 and its rental estimate is £2,007 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Scottalls Lane, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, RG18 falls within the RG18 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Merrydown, Thatcham has a single entry in the Land Registry from July 2009 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2009.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Merrydown, Thatcham, we estimate a market value of £796,064 and a rental value of £2,108 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £705,085 and £1,867 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Merrydown, Thatcham has seen its estimated sale value move down by £15,327 (2.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £56 per month (2.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Merrydown, Thatcham as measuring 1,153 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 4 of the 5 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Merrydown, Thatcham has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Mar 2009.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Merrydown, Thatcham completed on 1st July 2009 at £425,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 34.1% over the period since July 2009.
- Sold Jul 2009£425,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Merrydown, Thatcham have sold within a radius of 4.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 16th December 2013, was Bridge House, Water Street, Thatcham, RG18 0SG, a freehold house which sold for £480,000.
Read more about house prices in RG18.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 5 addresses on Scottalls Lane, Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, RG18, Merrydown, Thatcham comes out as the 4th largest and the 3rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £290k more expensive than the average property across the RG18 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mHampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School
- 3.2kmCompton C.E. Primary School
- 3.3kmYattendon C.E. Primary School
- 3.3kmThe Downs School
- 9.3kmKennet School
- 9.7kmTrinity School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Merrydown, Thatcham, the nearest station is Goring & Streatley, 8.4 kilometres away.
- 8.4kmGoring & Streatley
- 10.1kmThatcham
- 10.3kmPangbourne
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
