Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Copperfields, Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Copperfields
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Copperfields is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2024. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £625,000.
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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
Feb 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 February 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Copperfields, Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Copperfields, Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
1decisions2documents6nearby
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 - Copper Beach: (number 7/1966) - Tree overhangs over two neighbouring properties. To raise up the lower canopy by 1.5meters and to crown thin by 20% and to remove any dead wood
- Council
- 16
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02157/TPW
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Copperfields was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£674,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£625,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 July 2024Most recent
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AS: £531,000 (2025–2021).
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
£500,00123 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Apr 2024
£550,00010 Nursery Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8AS
Sold Oct 2021
£531,000
Versus other Nursery Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Copperfields outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,613
Street avg £3,171
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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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
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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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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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