Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
55 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
112 m²
1206 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
About 55 Beech Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
55 Beech Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 112 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 25 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Aug 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 August 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 55 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
55 Beech Road has no planning applications on record.
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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
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
See how we calculated this£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£585,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2022Most recent
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DR: £745,000 (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
£745,00029 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Oct 2022
£1,250,00057 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
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
55 Beech Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,223
Street avg £4,021
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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.
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.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 55 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.