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17 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Holmlea Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Holmlea Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 20 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 £842,000 is 24.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£674/sq ft) was about 108% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Holmlea Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 November 2030

4 years remaining
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC FExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX

1decisions1extensions4documents3nearby
  1. Jul 2021
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey front and rear extensions, dormer extension to rear first floor.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    P21/S2507/HH
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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 4 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£842,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£675,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 April 2021Most recent

    £675,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9EX: £855,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Holmlea Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Holmlea Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,258

Street avg £4,947

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Holmlea Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£991k

1 Grange Close, Goring

RG8 9DY

4 bed
£1.0m

1 Cleeve Court, Streatley

RG8 9PS

4 bed3 bath
£1.0m

1 Golf Cottages, Rectory Road, Streatley

RG8 9QB

4 bed2 bath
£667k

1 Clevemede, Goring

RG8 9BU

4 bed1 bath
£652k

1 Helidon Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QN

4 bed1 bath
£811k

1 Exeter Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QX

5 bed2 bath
£780k

1 Holmlea Road, Goring

RG8 9EX

3 bed2 bath
£644k

1 Church Croft Cottage, Church Lane, Streatley

RG8 9HU

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

52/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Goring & Streatley Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.0 km

Goring Church of England Aided 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 9EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 9EX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 9EX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.