Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Oak Tree Walk is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 sits 224.7% above the 2006 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 October 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 1 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Erection of a pair of semi detatched 3 bedroom dwellings and demolition of existing bungalow
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1 Oak Tree Walk's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2006).
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
12 June 2006Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BN: £440,000 (2024–2019).
4 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Mar 2024
20 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Jul 2022
15 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Mar 2022
18 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Dec 2019
14 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Nov 2019
EPC Rating for 1 Oak Tree Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,154
Street avg £3,057
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Years Held
20 years
Street avg 12 years
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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
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