Skip to content
UK Property Looker

57 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
125 m²
1345 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 57 Beech Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

57 Beech Road is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 2022–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £577,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 57 Beech Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 57 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

57 Beech Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 57 Beech Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Larger development activity nearby
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

57 Beech Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£625,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£577,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2022Most recent

    £577,000

    +12.0%

  2. 30 March 2022

    £515,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DR: £745,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Beech Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 57 Beech Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,616

Street avg £4,053

Above

Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 159 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 57 Beech Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£648k

1 Colyton Way, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BL

6 bed3 bath
£600k

1 Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead

RG8 8RN

£664k

1 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon

RG8 8NY

£588k

1 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BU

£577k

1 Hazel Road, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BB

3 bed
£684k

1 Brading Way, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BS

£684k

1 Elyham, Purley On Thames

RG8 8EN

4 bed
£706k

1 Duncan Gardens, Purley On Thames

RG8 8DW

4 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady 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

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for RG8 8DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 57 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.