RG8 8BJ is a residential postcode located on St. Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8. It is the 793rd largest postcode in the RG8 area.
It contains 34 residential addresses consisting of 18 houses, 4 flats and 12 unknown and the most common type of property is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The average house value is £509,669. Sales values have decreased in the last 12 months by 0.7% and Rental values have increased by 5.3%.
Property sale values range from £237,657 for a leasehold flat, with 2 bedrooms split across 441 square feet of gross internal area and has no outside space to £585,269 for a freehold house, with 4 bedrooms split across 1,776 square feet of gross internal area and has a garden.
Average £/ft2 for properties in RG8 8BJ is £373/ft2.
Properties achieve a rental yield of between 4.7% and 5.5%, and rental values range from £1,041 to £2,385 per month.
The last sale was 11 May 2023 for £435,000 and since then the market in the area has decreased by -0.8%. The postcode has had a total of 4 sales since 1995.
RG8 8BJ has seen 4 sales in the last three years and no sales in the last twelve months.
RG8 8BJ is the 793rd largest and the 231st most expensive postcode out of the 827 postcodes in the RG8 area.
RG8 8BJ is the 793rd largest and the 231st most expensive postcode out of the 827 postcodes in the RG8 area.
RG8 8BJ is a residential postcode located on St. Marys Avenue, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 with 18 houses, 4 flats and 12 unknown within its bounds.
The most common property type in RG8 8BJ is a mid-century house built between 1936 and 1979.
The homes with certificates are generally mid-century in style with the most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating being D.
The closest station to RG8 8BJ is Tilehurst station which is 1.4 kilometres away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around RG8 8BJ, 44.9% of property is privately owned outright and 42.0% is privately owned with a mortgage.
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The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around RG8 8BJ, 15.5% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 35.7% as possessing degree level qualifications.
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The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around RG8 8BJ, the average age was 43.9 and the most common age was 52.
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The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around RG8 8BJ, 1.2% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for South East and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around RG8 8BJ, there are an average of 1.8 cars per household.
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