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14 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 Marshall Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

14 Marshall Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 17.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 81.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £477,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Marshall Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Nov 2021

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 November 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Marshall Close has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£559,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£477,500

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 October 2020Most recent

    £477,500

    +50.6%over 8 years

  2. 12 August 2012

    £317,000

    +24.3%over 10 years

  3. 18 June 2002

    £255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DQ: £452,500 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Marshall Close homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 14 Marshall Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,700

Street avg £2,641

Above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 14 Marshall Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£786k

1 Belleisle, Purley On Thames

RG8 8AP

5 bed2 bath
£995k

1 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon

RG8 8SZ

5 bed2 bath
£611k

1 Colyton Way, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BL

6 bed3 bath
£712k

1 Duncan Gardens, Purley On Thames

RG8 8DW

4 bed2 bath
£733k

1 Elyham, Purley On Thames

RG8 8EN

4 bed
£597k

1 Hazel Road, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BB

3 bed
£617k

1 Beech Road, Purley On Thames

RG8 8DR

3 bed
£669k

1 Honeycroft Cottages, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon

RG8 8LR

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

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

Theobald Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Westwood Farm Junior School. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8DQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.