9 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
About 9 Nursery Gardens
9 Nursery Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £607,000 is 36.4% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
9 Nursery Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Nursery Gardens has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Ash - 2m crown reduction (with corresponding 1.5m maximum lateral tip reduction)
- Council
- 16
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01680/TPW
- Jan 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear of property.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02674/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Nursery Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 17 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2013Most recent
£445,000
+170.5%over 15 years29 September 1998
£164,500
+46.9%over 2 years25 April 1996
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AS: £550,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8AS
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Sold Jul 2024
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Sold Apr 2024
£550,00010 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Oct 2021
£531,00015 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Sept 2021
£550,000
Versus other Nursery Gardens homes
CO₂ Emissions for 9 Nursery Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,649
Street avg £3,134
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB








