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

5 Farm Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) returns an A (score 95), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 69.7% above the 2011 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011).