Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Purley Magna is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EL). It has a recorded floor area of 515 m² (around 5543 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 515 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,882,000 sits 50.6% above the 2015 sale of £1,250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
1 Purley Magna's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 March 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,795 · Includes VAT
1 Purley Magna has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Latest sale on 1 Purley Magna was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,882,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 8 years.
£1,250,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 8 years.
22 July 2015Most recent
£1,250,000
+4.2%over 8 years22 July 2007
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EL: £520,000 (2021–2008).
7 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EL
Sold Jun 2021
6 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EL
Sold Nov 2020
10 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EL
Sold Jan 2018
3 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EL
Sold Oct 2016
14 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EL
Sold Feb 2008
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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
0.2 km
Oxford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Westwood Farm Junior School. 16 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB