Hunts Cottages Donnington, West Berkshire
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (RG14), about 30 m long. USRN 26903132.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2001 the median was £175,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Berkshire cost £401,830 in August 2026 (-0.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,355 a month.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Berkshire costs £2,505 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newbury, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 900 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Strawberry Hill Medical Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 37% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | 1 RG14 2JU | Terraced | £337,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Aug 2022 | 2 - 3 RG14 2JU | Terraced | £407,250 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jul 2001 | 5 RG14 2JU | Terraced | £175,000 |
House prices and rents in West Berkshire
A typical home in West Berkshire cost £401,830 in August 2026, 0.4% less than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 21% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £709,368 |
| Semi-detached | £415,644 |
| Terraced | £336,601 |
| Flat or maisonette | £209,165 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £315,411 |
Private renters in West Berkshire paid £1,355 a month on average in September 2026, 6.2% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £948 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,232 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,532 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,224 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 48 m². Most common: Maisonette, mid-terrace (7); Bungalow, mid-terrace (2); Maisonette, detached (1). Built: 1991-1995 (12). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 1, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 2, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 3, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 4, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 5, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 6, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 7, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 8, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 9, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 10, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 11, Groombridge Place, Donnington
- 12, Groombridge Place, Donnington
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,752 kWh of it on average in 2024, 14% more than the district's 12,055 kWh, and 1,373 kWh of electricity, 63% less than the district's 3,699 kWh. There are gas meters for about 39% of the homes.
1 of its postcodes has no gas meters recorded among 10 or more homes: often flats heated by electricity, or homes off the gas grid.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG14 2JQ | 11 | 754 kWh | none recorded | |
| RG14 2JU | 7 | 1,662 kWh | 7 | 16,135 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is RG14.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Berkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,505 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,670 | £1,949 | £2,227 | £2,505 | £3,062 | £3,619 | £4,176 | £5,011 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (28% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Donnington Village, Donnington Village. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 80 m and 84 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG14 2JQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RG14 2JU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newbury 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Thatcham 465,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Donnington Priory | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newbury Wharf | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Vodafone Car Park 6 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 51.8 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 61.1 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Strawberry Hill Medical Centre Good Jul 2019 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newbury Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | West Berkshire Community Hospital Good Jan 2020 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Donnington Care Home Good Mar 2021 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Newbury Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,110 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 100 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Donnington Hospital, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south-east. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Donnington Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-east |
| Donnington Castle: a quadrangular castle and 17th century fieldwork. | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Donnington Grove | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Donnington Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Donnington Grove | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Shaw House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Battle of Newbury 1643 | Registered battlefield | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nothing Hill | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Castle Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Bagnor Marsh | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Greenham | Island | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| The Gully | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Brown's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Berkshire: see them on the West Berkshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 31% in 2023) |
| Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 84% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Speenhamland School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 56% in 2024 and 36% in 2023) |
| The Winchcombe School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 51% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 58% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| Trinity School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 43.2 (42.9 in 2025 and 45.9 in 2024); 35.7% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 22% AAB or better; progress average |
| Victoria Park Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 45% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 490 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacus Day Nursery and Pre-School RG14 1XB | Full day care | 70 | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Love Lane Pre-School RG14 2JG | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Let Them Play Newbury RG14 1LN | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Happy Kids Newbury Ltd RG14 1LN | Full day care | 53 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Let Me Play @ Northcroft RG14 1RS | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 92 childminders and 11 home childcarers (nannies) in West Berkshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hartley Arms & Honesty Coffee Shop RG14 2LB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| The Greek Table RG14 3AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Donnington Grove Hotel RG14 2LA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Caterlink @ The Castle School RG14 2JG | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Castlegate Short Break Service RG14 2JG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shop Lane (10); On or near Park/Open Space (4); On or near Castle Lane (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Abberbury Close · Sunnyside · Castle Lane · Shop Lane · Donnington Grove · Oxford Road · Grove Road
All the streets in RG14 and across West Berkshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.