Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 6 Elyham
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Elyham is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 120 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £655,000 is 14.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 29.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
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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.
6 Elyham ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Jan 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 January 2031
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 Elyham 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£570,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£570,000
+228.5%over 23 years2 October 1997
£173,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EN: £670,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 8EN
10 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN
Sold Oct 2022
£775,0009 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN
Sold Jul 2022
£690,0003 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN
Sold Dec 2021
£670,00011 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN
Sold Nov 2020
£623,0008 Elyham, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EN
Sold Oct 2018
£572,500
Versus other Elyham homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
6 Elyham outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,750
Street avg £3,853
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Cecil Aldin Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Long Lane Primary School. 14 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 8EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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