Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 20 Park Walk
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Park Walk is a semi-detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 16.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 109 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £375,000 in August 2024.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Apr 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 April 2033
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 Park Walk 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.
20 Park Walk valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2024Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BT: £335,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in RG8 8BT
11 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Sept 2023
£332,5005 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Mar 2022
£250,00030 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Apr 2021
£585,0001 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Dec 2017
£550,00034 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Sept 2017
£250,000
Versus other Park Walk homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 20 Park Walk lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,440
Street avg £3,022
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 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 8BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
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 20 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.