3 Elmcroft, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EU
About 3 Elmcroft
3 Elmcroft is a detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9EU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £876,000 is 10.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£654/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
3 Elmcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 6(Boundary walls & fences), 8(Existing vehicular access), 9(Turning Area & Car Parking) and 12(External Lighting) on application P19/S3011/FUL. (Variation of condition 2(approved plans) to alter design of the dwellings on application P18/S2900/FUL.(Erection of 2 dwellings)).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/S3692/DIS
- Dec 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions: 4 - Schedule of Materials, 5 - Construction Traffic Management & 13 - Surface Water Drainage on application P19/S3011/FUL. Variation of condition 2 (drawings) - alteration of design of the dwellings on application ref. P18/S2900/FUL. Erection of 2 dwellings.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- P20/S4191/DIS
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£876,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£795,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2022Most recent
£795,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9EU: £825,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 9EU
Versus other Elmcroft homes
On epc rating, 3 Elmcroft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,035
Street avg £6,350
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Goring & Streatley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.1 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB








