Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bowling Green Farmhouse is an end-of-terrace house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 100 m² this is the 8th 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 across 10 units on file.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 June 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 applications on record at Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 5, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 26 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 26 years.
29 September 2021Most recent
£225,000
+2.3%over 5 years28 April 2016
£219,950
+38.3%over 12 years28 April 2004
£159,000
+6.7%over 1 year30 May 2002
£149,000
+130.1%over 6 years22 March 1996
£64,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EZ: £400,000 (2021–2017).
Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 7, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
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
12 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jul 2017
Bowling Green Farmhouse is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,250
Street avg £2,425
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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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