3 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG
About 3 Church Mews
3 Church Mews is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold June 2022 for £407,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 93 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageSingle, Integral
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 March 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 Church Mews has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Church Mews was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.
£407,500
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2022Most recent
£407,500
+31.5%over 6 years23 July 2015
£310,000
+25.5%over 2 years12 August 2012
£247,000
+24.7%over 6 years18 November 2005
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AG: £350,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 8AG
16 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG
Sold Oct 2025
£350,0004 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG
Sold Mar 2022
£360,0008 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG
Sold Jan 2019
£317,00012 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG
Sold Sept 2018
£372,0007 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG
Sold Jul 2015
£282,500
Versus other Church Mews homes
Floor Area for 3 Church Mews runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,382
Street avg £3,962
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chestnut Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







