Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 8, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
About Bowling Green Farmhouse
Bowling Green Farmhouse is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 76 m² this is the 5th 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 top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since January 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 120.8% above the 2000 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 29.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
The lower half of the eastern wall of the building was covered in a inappropriate, sand/cement render. This is now failing and falling off the building posing a potential health and safety issue. The recent heavy rain has also penetrated behind the render and is causing internal damp issues. The proposal is to remove all of the render, clean the brickwork, allow the property to dry, before repainting the brickwork with a suitable paint type, to match the colour and style of the rest of the building.
- Agent
- RDSE Block Management Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00472/LBC
- Feb 2026RenovationHeritageIn report
Proposed window replacement
New Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00407/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Bowling Green Farmhouse has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.1% per year over 4 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 21.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2000Most recent
£125,000
+38.9%over 1 year17 September 1998
£90,000
+50.0%over 2 years29 March 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EZ: £270,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8EZ
Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 5, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Sept 2021
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Sold Aug 2021
£270,0002 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jun 2021
£407,500Bowling Green Farmhouse, Flat 6, Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jun 2021
£184,00014 Trenthams Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EZ
Sold Jan 2021
£425,000
Versus other Trenthams Close homes
On habitable rooms, Bowling Green Farmhouse stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,645
Street avg £2,521
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








