3 Farm Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BA

3 Farm Close is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 643.8% above the 1996 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 82.5% below the postcode norm.