RG8 8EL, Reading
Sold prices and local information for RG8 8EL on Purley Magna. Free
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Average sold price
£508,000
5 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£465,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in RG8 8EL
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14, Purley Magna | 31 Jul 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced |
| 7, Purley Magna | 17 Jun 2021 | £520,000 | Flat |
| 6, Purley Magna | 20 Nov 2020 | £580,000 | Flat |
| 10, Purley Magna | 5 Jan 2018 | £365,000 | Flat |
| 3, Purley Magna | 19 Oct 2016 | £610,000 | Flat |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 0% freehold, 100% leasehold.
Streets in RG8 8EL
- Purley Magna£465k
Schools near RG8 8EL
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Farm Infant School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Westwood Farm Junior School | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| Brookfields School | Academy special converter | – | 0.3 mi |
| Purley CofE Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Long Lane Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Downsway Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
Living in RG8 8EL
Nearest stations
- Tilehurst station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
- Pangbourne station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
- Reading West station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
Supermarkets
- Tesco Express 0.4 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.6 mi
- Asda PFS 1.2 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.3 mi
Pharmacies
- Overdown Pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Tilehurst Pharmacy 1.2 mi
- Triangle Pharmacy 1.3 mi
Dentists
- Gentle Dental Care 4u Ltd 1.4 mi
- Chapel Hill (dental Surgery) 1.4 mi
- The Triangle Dental Practice 1.4 mi
GP surgeries
- Tilehurst Village Surgery 1.2 mi
- Westwood Road Surgery 1.2 mi
- The Potteries 1.5 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 87% of homes in West Berkshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 5 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 7 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 6 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 4 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in RG8 8EL
Ethnic group
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 84.9% | 91.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 7% | 3.7% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 3.6% | 1.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.4% | 2.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 46.5% | 49.1% |
| No religion | 40.6% | 41.1% |
| Not answered | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Hindu | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| Muslim | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Sikh | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Country of birth
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 86.5% | 88% |
| Born outside the UK | 13.5% | 12% |
Highest qualification
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 43.8% | 37% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 14.1% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 14.4% | 16.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.6% | 14.5% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 1.7% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 52% | 51% |
| Good health | 34.9% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 10.1% | 11% |
| Bad health | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Very bad health | 0.8% | 0.7% |
Occupation
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 26.7% | 22.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 16.1% | 16.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.5% | 14.6% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10.6% | 9.5% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.8% | 8.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 7.3% | 10% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.9% | 6.3% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.4% | 7.8% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.8% | 4.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 42.5% | 35.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 34.5% | 38.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 15.2% | 14.5% |
| No cars or vans in household | 7.8% | 12.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 57.4% | 63.8% |
| Economically inactive | 40.9% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.8% | 1.6% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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