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29 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
159 m²
1711 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 29 Holmlea Road

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

29 Holmlea Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

A recent sale: £732,452 in May 2025. At 159 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 29 Holmlea Road

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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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

29 Holmlea Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Holmlea Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 29 Holmlea Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

29 Holmlea Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£797,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£732,452

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 May 2025Most recent

    £732,452

    +46.5%over 18 years

  2. 16 February 2007

    £500,000

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.

29 Holmlea Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£4,607

Street avg £5,087

On par

Floor Area

159 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 29 Holmlea Road

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

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£859k

1 Grange Close, Goring

RG8 9DY

4 bed
£724k

1 Helidon Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QN

4 bed1 bath
£1.0m

1 Golf Cottages, Rectory Road, Streatley

RG8 9QB

4 bed2 bath
£605k

1 Clevemede, Goring

RG8 9BU

4 bed1 bath
£1.1m

1 Cleeve Court, Streatley

RG8 9PS

4 bed3 bath
£802k

1 Holmlea Road, Goring

RG8 9EX

3 bed2 bath
£758k

1 Exeter Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QX

5 bed2 bath
£651k

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

2/mo

Steady 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

The full 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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 29 Holmlea Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.