Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
27 Holmlea Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £855,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
27 Holmlea Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 September 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Council records include a two-storey side extension at 27 Holmlea Road.
2 applications on record at 27 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to east elevation and enclose porch on west elevation. As amended by letter and drawing number 02.07/873-03A dated 18th July 2007.
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27 Holmlea Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£859,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 19 years.
£855,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 19 years.
23 September 2021Most recent
£855,000
+173.2%over 16 years20 September 2005
£313,000
+13.4%over 3 years16 September 2002
£275,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9EX: £746,000 (2025–2021).
14 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX
Sold Aug 2025
29 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX
Sold May 2025
18 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX
Sold Jan 2023
19 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX
Sold Feb 2022
17 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX
Sold Apr 2021
EPC Rating for 27 Holmlea Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,856
Street avg £5,021
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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.
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