34 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
About 34 Park Walk
34 Park Walk is a five-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £897,000 sits 258.8% above the 2017 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 58.3% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
34 Park Walk ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extension and loft conversion.
Extension- Reference
- 16/00426/HOUSE
- Mar 2016ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear Conservatory.
Extension- Reference
- 15/02760/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
34 Park Walk's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2010).
£897,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2017Most recent
£250,000
12 February 2010
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BT: £335,000 (2024–2020).
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
£250,00030 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Apr 2021
£585,0001 Park Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BT
Sold Dec 2017
£550,000
Versus other Park Walk homes
On price per m², 34 Park Walk runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,068
Street avg £3,318
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.2 km
Colyton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB








