1 Primrose Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DG
About 1 Primrose Close
1 Primrose Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DG). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 is 33.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £410,000 in October 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2025RenovationFullIn report
Erection of replacement rear boundary fence between No.1 and No.2
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01943/HOUSE
- Jun 2025PorchAmendmentIn report
Non Material amendment to planning permission 20/02523/HOUSE: Erection of replacement boundary fence and new picket fence. Alterations to windows and doors on ground floor to facilitate internal alterations. Raising of porch roof to raise/remove area of lowered ceiling internally within house so that it matches rest of ground floor ceiling height. (Includes the removal of the brick parapet wall above the existing porch roof). Amendment: replacement fencing to include rear garden fence between No.1 and No.2.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01065/NONMAT
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Primrose Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 13 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2018Most recent
£410,000
+70.8%over 13 years13 July 2005
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DG: £380,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DG
4 Primrose Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DG
Sold Aug 2025
£385,00045 Primrose Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DG
Sold Jul 2025
£331,50012 Primrose Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DG
Sold Jul 2025
£380,00017 Primrose Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DG
Sold Apr 2023
£351,00019 Primrose Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DG
Sold Apr 2022
£380,000
Versus other Primrose Close homes
1 Primrose Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,867
Street avg £3,284
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
New Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB








