The Thicket, Upper Basildon, Reading RG8 8SU

Detached bungalow · Built 1967-1975 · 84 m² · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

EB for £23,598 · £7,866 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing£80 – £120£841.2 yrs+4.5 pts
Hot water cylinder insulation£15 – £400£852.4 yrs+4.5 pts · reaches D
Low energy lighting£40£49.2 yrs+0.2 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£10010.0 yrs+5.3 pts
Heating controls£350 – £450£3611.0 yrs+1.9 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£8333.2 yrs+4.4 pts · reaches C
Band A condensing boiler£2,200 – £3,000£6142.4 yrs+3.3 pts
Solar water heating£4,000 – £6,000£7750+ yrs+4.1 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£9,000 – £14,000£9250+ yrs+4.9 pts · reaches B
Double glazing(optional, beyond B)£3,300 – £6,500£3650+ yrs+1.9 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

£1,549
per year at grade E
£889
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £624 a year — a 2.6% annual return on £23,598.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £1,066 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Kiln Corner: 22 sales since 1995 · £957,750 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Basildon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Yattendon C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary2.5 mi
Streatley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.5 mi
Denefield SchoolSecondary4.2 miProgress 8 +0.16 · average (2023/24)
Theale Green SchoolSecondary4.4 miProgress 8 -0.31 · below average (2023/24)
Little Heath SchoolSecondary4.5 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.

5.5
crimes a month
33
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 39% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01016256, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Kiln Corner

How this home sits against its street.

18
graded homes
60.6
average score
E
most common grade
-10.6
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.