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30 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 30 Park Walk

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

30 Park Walk is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £585,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 June 2030

3 years remaining
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 30 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 30 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT

1decisions1extensions12documents6nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveDemolition
  1. Apr 2021
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Retrospective single storey rear extension following demolition of attached car port and garden shed

    RetrospectiveExtension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00585/HOUSE
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 6 notable nearby
  • The 12 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 30 Park Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£620,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£585,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 April 2021Most recent

    £585,000

    +74.6%over 8 months

  2. 13 August 2020

    £335,000

    +148.1%over 23 years

  3. 14 January 1997

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BT: £332,500 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Park Walk homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 30 Park Walk runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,774

Street avg £2,980

Strongly above

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 30 Park Walk

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a lookEnvironmental risk flagged

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£617k

1 Beech Road, Purley On Thames

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£611k

1 Colyton Way, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BL

6 bed3 bath
£597k

1 Hazel Road, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BB

3 bed
£586k

1 Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead

RG8 8RN

£662k

1 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon

RG8 8NY

£669k

1 Honeycroft Cottages, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon

RG8 8LR

3 bed1 bath
£559k

1 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BU

£549k

1 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne

RG8 8PY

Area

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.
Full Reading report

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for RG8 8BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 30 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.