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3 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Sherwood Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Sherwood Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 123 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 is 10.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £640,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWrap around
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Sherwood Place

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Sherwood Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 3 Sherwood Place is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Mar 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell a dead Whitebeam

    Council
    374
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    25/00494/5DAY
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce height and spread by approximately 1 - 2m reshaping as necessary to maintain shape and form of tree. The final finished height will be 8m

    Council
    374
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    23/02468/TPW
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Sherwood Place

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£706,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£640,000

Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 February 2021Most recent

    £640,000

    +52.4%over 14 years
  2. 25 January 2007

    £419,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8RZ: £650,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Sherwood Place homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3 Sherwood Place stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,203

Street avg £4,634

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Sherwood Place

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8RZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8RZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Sherwood Place, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8RZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.