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

7 Marshall Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 44.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).