Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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
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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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 2020EPC 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
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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
- Apr 2021DemolitionFullOutcome 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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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
See how we calculated this£620,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£585,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2021Most recent
£585,000
+74.6%over 8 months13 August 2020
£335,000
+148.1%over 23 years14 January 1997
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BT: £332,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in RG8 8BT
20 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Aug 2024
£375,00011 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Sept 2023
£332,5005 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Mar 2022
£250,0001 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.
On co₂ emissions, 30 Park Walk runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,774
Street avg £2,980
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
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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
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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