8 River Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BX

8 River Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 19.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).