6 Smith Close, Sonning Common, Reading RG4 9TL

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built 1991-1995 · 64 m² · Rented (Social) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

EB for £18,170 · £6,057 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Loft insulation£100 – £350£723.1 yrs+3.6 pts · reaches D
Low energy lighting£45£76.8 yrs+0.3 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£557.2 yrs+2.8 pts
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£1138.8 yrs+5.7 pts
Floor insulation£4,000 – £6,000£15232.9 yrs+7.6 pts · reaches C
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£11842.4 yrs+5.9 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£5,000 – £8,000£14146.2 yrs+7.0 pts · reaches B

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,405
per year at grade E
£747
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £658 a year — a 3.6% annual return on £18,170.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2017, states £914 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary0.9 mi
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary0.4 miProgress 8 -0.40 · below average (2023/24)
Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary2.6 miProgress 8 +0.25 · above average (2023/24)
Gillotts SchoolSecondary2.7 miProgress 8 +0.71 · well above average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

3
crimes a month
15
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 33% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01028665, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.