Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
57 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 57 St Marys Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
57 St Marys Avenue is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 is 19.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 39.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Oct 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 October 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 57 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
57 St Marys Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 57 St Marys Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£475,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2021Most recent
£475,000
+138.1%over 20 years13 April 2000
£199,500
+149.4%over 12 months22 April 1999
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BJ: £435,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8BJ
23 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold May 2024
£430,00031 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold May 2023
£435,0001 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold Feb 2022
£210,00049 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold Nov 2021
£465,0009 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ
Sold May 2021
£485,000
Versus other St Marys Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
57 St Marys Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,146
Street avg £2,997
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 57 St Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.