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Guide Price£900,000

Winchester Road, Newbury

Land size
2 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Opportunity to Redevelop Existing House with c2acres
  • Full Planning permission for Two Detached Houses
  • Fantastic Woodland Setting
  • Gardens With Unique Features Including Ponds
  • Several Useful Outbuildings
  • Great Location For Access to A34/M4/M3
  • No Onward Chain

Description

A unique opportunity to buy a house with c2acres to improve and extend OR demolish and replace with two four bedroom houses with full planning permission. Fantastic woodland setting and two entrances to each house planned.

A rare and exciting development opportunity set within approximately 2 acres of private woodland surroundings.

Occupying a secluded and attractive woodland setting, this detached residence sits within grounds extending to around 2 acres and offers significant potential for enhancement, redevelopment, or complete transformation (subject to planning and consents already granted).

Occupying a secluded and attractive woodland setting, this detached residence sits within grounds extending to around 2 acres and offers significant potential for enhancement, redevelopment, or complete transformation (subject to planning and consents already granted).

The existing house provides scope to modernise, remodel and extend to create an exceptional bespoke family home in a highly desirable natural setting. Alternatively, full planning permission has been granted for the demolition of the existing dwelling and the
construction of two substantial four-bedroom detached houses, offering an outstanding opportunity for developers, investors, or self-build purchasers.

The proposed scheme creates two spacious contemporary homes designed to maximise the woodland outlook and generous plot sizes, combining modern living with a private countryside location.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
E
Date Posted
2026-07-03

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 97 Development Land listings in South East England (1+ acres).

This Property£450,000 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £285,654 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Limited

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Burghclere Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    95
    Type
    Community school
  • Falkland Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    422
    Type
    Community school
  • Highwood Copse Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    149
    Type
    Free schools
  • Woolton Hill Junior School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    129
    Type
    Community school
  • St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    85
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Clere School0.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    382
    Type
    Community school
  • Park House School1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    981
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Bartholomew's School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,905
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Trinity School4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,349
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kennet School4.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,824
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Little Waitrose Shell Tothill, Burghclere964 metres
Sainsburys Newbury Andover Road Local, Newbury1.9 miles
Co-op Newbury - Monument Close, Newbury2 miles

GP surgery

Falkland Surgery1.9 miles

Pharmacy

Wash Common Pharmacy1.9 miles

Hospital

West Berkshire Community Hospital4 miles

Green space

Playing Field807 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Newbury Rail Station3 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Oxdrove795 metres

Typical drive times

Tadley17 min · 10 miles
Newbury6 min · 3.5 miles
Thatcham13 min · 7.3 miles
Whitchurch12 min · 9.1 miles
Winchester (city)28 min · 22 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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46 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DT

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