5 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
About 5 Skerritt Way
5 Skerritt Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £580,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Skerritt Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 November 2030
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Silver Birch - At the front of the property by the garage. Removal of dead wood. Crown reduction: height reduced by 3 metres to overall height of 17 metres; spread reduced by 1 metre for overall spread of 15 metres. Thin out several lower branches.
- Council
- 87
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02020/TPW
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 15 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2021Most recent
£580,000
+39.8%over 14 years23 February 2007
£415,000
+11.9%over 7 months9 August 2006
£371,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DD: £560,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DD
17 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
Sold Oct 2025
£525,00014 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
Sold Feb 2025
£665,0007 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
Sold Oct 2024
£600,00028 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
Sold May 2024
£425,00015 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
Sold Feb 2023
£560,000
Versus other Skerritt Way homes
5 Skerritt Way outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,143
Street avg £3,405
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roebuck Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westwood Farm Junior School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







