10 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
About 10 Nursery Gardens
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 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 34.8% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 April 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 10 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
- May 2014Garage ConversionFullOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
10 Nursery Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.
£531,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2021Most recent
£531,000
+47.5%over 10 years13 July 2011
£360,000
+170.7%over 15 years29 May 1996
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AS: £550,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG8 8AS
8 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Aug 2025
£565,0005 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Jul 2025
£500,00013 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Jul 2024
£500,001Copperfields, Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Jul 2024
£625,00023 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Apr 2024
£550,000
Versus other Nursery Gardens homes
10 Nursery Gardens is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,637
Street avg £3,170
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.1 km
Sherwood Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







