5 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
About 5 Glebe Road
5 Glebe Road is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 is 42% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 82.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015). At 76 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 29 EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Glebe Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 August 2023
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 5 Glebe Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DP
- Apr 2003Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00244/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJul 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Glebe Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 13 years.
£367,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2015Most recent
£367,500
+98.6%over 13 years1 August 2002
£185,000
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, 5 Glebe Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,836
Street avg £4,135
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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







