Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 122 m² (around 1308 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 122 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Bowling Green Farmhouse (61–122 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 58.4% above the 2010 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 30.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Bowling Green Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 August 2019
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 applications on record at Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 10, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
1 live nowThe tree surgeon has said to crown-raise T3 (Yew) & T4 (Yew) to 3-5 metres, depending on suitable growth points to provide sufficient clearance from vehicles. (Tree Officer Note - 5m crown lift over middle of car park; 3m crown lift over parking space in the west).
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 13 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 13 years.
27 June 2010Most recent
£190,000
+5.6%over 3 years30 August 2006
£180,000
+2.9%over 3 years26 March 2003
£175,000
+84.2%over 5 years27 March 1997
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EZ: £270,000 (2021–2021).
Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 5, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Sept 2021
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Sold Aug 2021
2 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jun 2021
Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 6, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jun 2021
14 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jan 2021
Floor Area for Bowling Green Farmhouse runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,564
Street avg £2,493
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Sherwood Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Purley CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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