Speedwell, Scratchface Lane, Bradfield, Reading RG7 6DN

Detached house · 2023 · 324 m² · Unknown · Boiler and underfloor heating, LPG

Upgrade Plan

CB for £9,500 · £9,500 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Solar photovoltaic panels£3,500 – £5,500£6050+ yrs+2.7 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£5050+ yrs+2.3 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

£1,722
per year at grade C
£1,612
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £110 a year — a 1.2% annual return on £9,500.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2024, states £1,752 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
Yattendon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary1.4 mi
Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary2.0 mi
Basildon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary2.3 mi
Theale Green SchoolSecondary4.0 miProgress 8 -0.31 · below average (2023/24)
Kennet SchoolSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 +0.15 · average (2023/24)
Little Heath SchoolSecondary5.0 miProgress 8 -0.15 · 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.

4.1
crimes a month
29
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 38% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01016264, to 2026-04. 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.