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18 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
207 m²
2228 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Mapledurham Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Mapledurham Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump.

At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £923,000 is 15.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Mapledurham Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Mapledurham Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Mapledurham Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 18 Mapledurham Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£923,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£800,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 September 2022Most recent

    £800,000

    +37.9%over 8 years
  2. 13 March 2014

    £580,000

    +16.2%over 5 years
  3. 29 September 2008

    £499,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BD: £488,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Mapledurham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 18 Mapledurham Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,865

Street avg £3,227

Above

Floor Area

207 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Mapledurham Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.