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 £747,000 is 15.3% 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. Sold August 2018 for £648,000.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2025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
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.
- Nov 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Norway Maple - Fell. No replanting as too close to T2T2, T3 - Norway Maple - Crown lift to 5mT4 - Norway Maple - Fell . No replanting as too close to T5T5 - Norway Maple - Crown lift to 5m
- Council
- 374
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02920/TPW
- Mar 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Norway Maple - Fell two of the five trees.
- Council
- 374
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00012/TPW
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Sherwood Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£747,000
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
2/mo
Steady 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full 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








