10 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD
About 10 Mapledurham Drive
10 Mapledurham Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a conservatory.
At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 is 19.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£467/sq ft) was about 92.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold March 2021 for £488,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
10 Mapledurham Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing sun room, part garage conversion and change from white cladding to greycladding on front elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00946/HOUSE
- Jan 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion and internal alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00399/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 15 years.
£488,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2021Most recent
£488,000
+77.5%over 14 years21 August 2006
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BD: £570,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RG8 8BD
20 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD
Sold Feb 2025
£447,000Duranlock, Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD
Sold Sept 2022
£760,00018 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD
Sold Sept 2022
£800,0009 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD
Sold Oct 2021
£353,5003 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD
Sold Sept 2020
£570,000
Versus other Mapledurham Drive homes
Price per m² for 10 Mapledurham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,031
Street avg £3,097
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Colyton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB








