Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 1, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ

Bowling Green Farmhouse is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 101 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Bowling Green Farmhouse, where floor areas span 61–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 76).

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in December 2011. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 33.2% above the 2011 sale price.