Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bowling Green Farmhouse is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 85 m² this is the 7th 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.
Last sale on file: £270,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
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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2 applications on record at Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 7, 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 grown by over 3x since 1997.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 24 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 24 years.
26 August 2021Most recent
£270,000
+3.8%over 4 years10 March 2017
£260,000
+2.8%over 1 year16 March 2015
£253,000
+100.8%over 14 years23 August 2000
£126,000
+51.8%over 3 years10 August 1997
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EZ: £400,000 (2021–2017).
Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 5, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Sept 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 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,176
Street avg £2,332
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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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