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10 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS

Solar panels3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 10 Nursery Gardens

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

10 Nursery Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £616,000 is 16% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £531,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Solar panelsYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 10 Nursery Gardens

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

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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)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

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

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from May 2010
EPC improved fromD66toC69
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2019
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed single storey pitched roof front side and rear extensions, new pitched roof dormers at front.

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    19/01036/HOUSE
    View planning record
  2. May 2014
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed two storey pitched roof front, single storey pitched roof rear and side extensions, conversion of garage to a habital room plus additional parking to the front of the house.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    14/00656/HOUSE
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 10 Nursery Gardens

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.

10 Nursery Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£616,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£531,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 October 2021Most recent

    £531,000

    +47.5%over 10 years
  2. 13 July 2011

    £360,000

    +170.7%over 15 years
  3. 29 May 1996

    £133,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AS: £550,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Nursery Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

10 Nursery Gardens is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,637

Street avg £3,064

Above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 154 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 10 Nursery Gardens

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

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£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

0.1 km

Sherwood Rise — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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 8AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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 10 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.