Elm Grove, Checkendon, Reading RG8 0SU

Detached house · 2020 · 235 m² · Unknown · Air source heat pump, Underfloor heating, pipes in screed above insulation, electric

Upgrade Plan

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MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond B)£3,500 – £5,500£8250+ yrs+3.3 pts
Solar water heating(optional, beyond B)£4,000 – £6,000£6950+ yrs+2.7 pts

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

£1,603
per year at grade B
£1,452
per year at grade B

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2020, states £1,042 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

5 December 2024£975,000
9 March 2021£1,100,000

Estimated today: £983,569 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Stoke Row CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Woodcote Primary SchoolPrimary1.5 mi
Langtree SchoolSecondary1.5 miProgress 8 +0.65 · well above average (2023/24)
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary3.1 miProgress 8 -0.40 · below average (2023/24)
Gillotts SchoolSecondary5.2 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.

4.9
crimes a month
39
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 49% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01028611, 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.