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About 16 Holmes Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Holmes Road is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG6 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 sits 186.8% above the 2000 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 36.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Holmes Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Holmes Road, Reading, RG6 7BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Holmes Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2002ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Holmes Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Holmes Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 16 Holmes Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,863
Street avg £3,424
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Three Tuns — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG6 7BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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