4 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
About 4 Chestnut Grove
4 Chestnut Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 121 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 43.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Chestnut Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Chestnut Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Chestnut Grove
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 17 years.
£332,500
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2015Most recent
£332,500
+157.8%over 17 years16 October 1997
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8BU: £497,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RG8 8BU
14 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Oct 2024
£622,50010 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Aug 2022
£630,0003 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Jun 2021
£428,0002 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Jun 2019
£440,0008 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BU
Sold Apr 2015
£400,000
Versus other Chestnut Grove homes
On epc rating, 4 Chestnut Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,748
Street avg £2,666
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Chestnut Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB








