25a, Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
About 25a
25a is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DP). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
25a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 September 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 25a, Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
- Oct 2008New BuildFullOutcome in report
Amendment of Planning Approval 07/00392 for erection of detached dwelling 3 bedroom and study/office/or 4 bedroom
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01486/FULD
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
25a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2007.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 14 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2021Most recent
£480,000
+9500.0%over 1 year19 February 2020
£5,000
-98.4%over 10 years13 August 2009
£317,000
+190.8%over 1 year21 November 2007
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DP: £435,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DP
19 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
Sold Aug 2025
£390,00042 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
Sold Oct 2024
£435,00058 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
Sold Jul 2024
£480,0001 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
Sold Nov 2023
£415,00011 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
Sold Jun 2023
£528,000
Versus other Glebe Road homes
On epc rating, 25a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,265
Street avg £4,247
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Westbury Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







