Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
14 Chestnut Grove is a five-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £622,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 185 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 1 August 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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14 Chestnut Grove has no planning applications on record.
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14 Chestnut Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 17 years.
£622,500
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 17 years.
24 October 2024Most recent
£622,500
+25.1%over 4 years28 February 2020
£497,500
+32.0%over 6 years20 June 2013
£377,000
-2.1%over 5 years19 August 2007
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BU: £440,000 (2026–2015).
16 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Apr 2026
10 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Aug 2022
3 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Jun 2021
2 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Jun 2019
8 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Apr 2015
EPC Rating for 14 Chestnut Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,365
Street avg £2,732
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Chestnut Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB