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3 sales on record2 planning records
About 5 Holmes Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Holmes Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG6 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £735,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Holmes Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Holmes Road, Reading, RG6 7BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2004Loft ConversionFullApprove
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Holmes Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£787,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2021)
£735,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
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.
5 Holmes Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,298
Street avg £3,153
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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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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