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3 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Church Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • GarageSingle, Integral
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Mar 2012
Low Energy Lighting
43%65%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Church Mews has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Church Mews

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Church Mews was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£433,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£407,500

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 June 2022Most recent

    £407,500

    +31.5%over 6 years
  2. 23 July 2015

    £310,000

    +25.5%over 2 years
  3. 12 August 2012

    £247,000

    +24.7%over 6 years
  4. 18 November 2005

    £198,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AG: £350,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Church Mews homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 3 Church Mews runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,382

Street avg £3,962

On par

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Church Mews

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8AG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Church Mews, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.