12 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
About 12 Sherwood Place
12 Sherwood Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 12.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£467/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 October 2025
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Planning history
Planning history at 12 Sherwood Place is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 12 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
- Mar 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Norway Maple - Fell two of the five trees.
- Council
- 374
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00012/TPW
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Sherwood Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£731,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 19 years.
£648,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2018Most recent
£648,000
+8.9%over 2 years28 January 2016
£595,000
+140.9%over 16 years5 November 1999
£247,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8RZ: £650,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8RZ
6 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
Sold Jun 2025
£750,00014 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
Sold Nov 2021
£650,0009 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
Sold Jun 2021
£700,0008 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
Sold Feb 2021
£640,0003 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ
Sold Feb 2021
£640,000
Versus other Sherwood Place homes
12 Sherwood Place outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,023
Street avg £4,654
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Highfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Long Lane Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







