3 Scots Gate, Checkendon, Reading RG8 0TJ

Semi-Detached house · Built 1967-1975 · 80 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EC for £24,250 · £12,125 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Cavity wall insulation£900 – £1,500£5720.9 yrs+4.1 pts
Shower heat recovery£600 – £1,500£1350+ yrs+0.9 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £7,000£6050+ yrs+4.3 pts · reaches D
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£7750+ yrs+5.5 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£7150+ yrs+5.1 pts · reaches C

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

£1,496
per year at grade E
£1,218
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £278 a year — a 1.1% annual return on £24,250.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2026, states £1,643 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
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 mi
Stoke Row CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
Woodcote Primary SchoolPrimary1.5 mi
Langtree SchoolSecondary1.5 miProgress 8 +0.65 · well above average (2023/24)
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary3.5 miProgress 8 -0.40 · below average (2023/24)
Wallingford SchoolSecondary5.1 miProgress 8 +0.31 · 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.

12.2
crimes a month
134
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 28% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01035748, 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.