Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Bowling Green Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £350,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 24% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 February 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
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2 Bowling Green Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
2 Bowling Green Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 22 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 22 years.
2 September 2019Most recent
£350,000
+33.3%over 6 years26 February 2013
£262,500
+14.1%over 6 years13 June 2006
£230,000
+21.1%over 3 years14 July 2002
£189,950
+65.2%over 4 years31 October 1997
£114,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EJ: £480,000 (2024–2007).
8 Bowling Green Lane, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EJ
Sold Oct 2024
7 Bowling Green Lane, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EJ
Sold Nov 2018
11 Bowling Green Lane, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EJ
Sold Jul 2018
9 Bowling Green Lane, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EJ
Sold May 2007
19 Bowling Green Lane, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EJ
Sold Feb 2006
2 Bowling Green Lane outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,861
Street avg £4,945
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Cecil Aldin Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Long Lane Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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