Lower Bowden Barn, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
About Lower Bowden Barn
Lower Bowden Barn is a detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 508 m² (around 5468 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 508 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Lower Bowden Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 September 2033
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Planning history
Lower Bowden Barn has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Lower Bowden Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8JL: £495,000 (2015–2003).
Nearby sales in RG8 8JL
Rosegrove House, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
Sold Jun 2015
£1,080,000Parramatta, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
Sold Nov 2011
£620,000Leeward, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
Sold Feb 2008
£482,500Barnard House, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
Sold Jun 2003
£495,000Lower Bowden Farmhouse, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
Sold Jun 2003
£650,000
Versus other Bowden Green homes
On epc rating, Lower Bowden Barn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
508 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 13.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lower Bowden Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







