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 £677,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 62.1% 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
Planning history
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn 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.
£677,000
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 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DD
14 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
£560,00011 Skerritt Way, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DD
Sold May 2021
£545,000
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 £3,327
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
2/mo
Steady 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB








