Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
49 St Marys Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 22.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 June 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
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49 St Marys Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 49 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey extension to front of garage and conversion of garage to form habitable accommodation, namely new utility room and playroom.
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49 St Marys Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 20 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 20 years.
9 November 2021Most recent
£465,000
+40.9%over 9 years9 December 2011
£330,000
+61.0%over 10 years23 November 2001
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BJ: £435,000 (2024–2021).
23 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold May 2024
31 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold May 2023
1 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold Feb 2022
9 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold May 2021
57 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold Mar 2021
On habitable rooms, 49 St Marys Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,121
Street avg £2,999
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Colyton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB