2 Holdaway Cottages, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
About 2 Holdaway Cottages
2 Holdaway Cottages is a semi-detached house in Brimpton, Reading, Reading (RG7 4TD). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 68 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 August 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
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
2 Holdaway Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Holdaway Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£363,000
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
Stonehouse Lodge, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
Sold Jul 2024
£835,000Kiln Cottage, Crookham Common Road, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4TD
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
Habitable Rooms for 2 Holdaway Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 264 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 11.5 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
150/mo
Falling 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







