29 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
About 29 Beech Road
29 Beech Road is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Today's modelled estimate of £1,069,000 is 14.5% below the 2022 sale of £1,250,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold October 2022 for £1,250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2032
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 29 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
- Jul 2013PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor roof conversion to existing bungalow with side extension and front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01135/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 29 Beech Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,069,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2022Most recent
£1,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DR: £585,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DR
21 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Mar 2025
£1,118,00019 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Jan 2023
£745,00055 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Nov 2022
£585,00057 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Aug 2022
£577,00043 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Jun 2021
£490,000
Versus other Beech Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 29 Beech Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,061
Street avg £4,030
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Long Lane Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







