1 Holdaway Cottages, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
About 1 Holdaway Cottages
1 Holdaway Cottages is a semi-detached house in Brimpton, Reading, Reading (RG7 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Holdaway Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Holdaway Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 4TD: £585,000 (2024–2000).
Nearby sales in RG7 4TD
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Sold Jul 2024
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Sold Jun 2021
£585,000Oaklands, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
Sold Sept 2009
£175,000Little Court, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
Sold Jun 2008
£900,000Warren House, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
Sold Feb 2000
£385,000
Versus other Crookham Common Road homes
1 Holdaway Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 264 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 11.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Crookham End House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Brimpton C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







