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 £433,000 sits 351% 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 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Aug 2022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
Planning history
16 Marshall Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
16 Marshall Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£433,000
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 £2,840
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB








