1 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ

1 St Marys Avenue is a semi-detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Sold February 2022 for £210,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 16.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 120.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.