20 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
About 20 Oak Tree Walk
20 Oak Tree Walk is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £490,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Oak Tree Walk has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Oak Tree Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 22 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2022Most recent
£490,000
+8.9%over 3 years3 June 2019
£450,000
+13.9%over 4 years16 October 2014
£395,000
+26.4%over 8 years24 August 2006
£312,450
+68.9%over 6 years6 July 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BN: £413,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 8BN
4 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Mar 2024
£395,00015 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Mar 2022
£470,00018 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Dec 2019
£440,00014 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Nov 2019
£325,0006 Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN
Sold Nov 2018
£413,000
Versus other Oak Tree Walk homes
Floor Area for 20 Oak Tree Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £2,850
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.5 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB








