4 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
About 4 Trenthams Close
4 Trenthams Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 77 m² this is the 8th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 17 units on file.
It hasn't traded since June 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2013. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 115.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 22.9% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
4 Trenthams Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2013RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of a sash window - bedroom. Retention of unauthorised replacement kitchen window.
RetrospectiveNew Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02603/LBC2
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Sales history & valuation
4 Trenthams Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 115.1% per year over 4 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 115.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
11 June 2003Most recent
£210,000
+2000.0%over 3 years20 June 1999
£10,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EZ: £270,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8EZ
Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 5, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Sept 2021
£225,000Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 7, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Aug 2021
£270,0002 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jun 2021
£407,500Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 6, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jun 2021
£184,00014 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jan 2021
£425,000
Versus other Trenthams Close homes
Years Held for 4 Trenthams Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,727
Street avg £2,413
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Sherwood Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








