16 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ
About 16 Marshall Close
16 Marshall Close is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 363.5% above the 1997 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 52.2% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
16 Marshall Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 August 2022
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Planning history
16 Marshall Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Marshall Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£96,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 September 1997Most recent
£96,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DQ: £477,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DQ
3 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ
Sold Jul 2025
£555,0004 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ
Sold May 2024
£447,96031 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ
Sold Jul 2022
£605,00030 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ
Sold Dec 2020
£452,50014 Marshall Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DQ
Sold Oct 2020
£477,500
Versus other Marshall Close homes
On price per m², 16 Marshall Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,032
Street avg £2,846
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







