What kind of home is Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY last sold for £120,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £220,000 in October 2015, so prices have been falling over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

Across 2 sales between October 2015 and September 2020, Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY fell from £220,000 to £120,000, a change of £100,000. That works out to roughly -11.6% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY have?

The current EPC rating for Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft). That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SL1 1AY. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY is in council tax band C.

Which area is Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY in?

Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY sits in Slough. It falls within the SL1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

Police records around Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY show an average of 18 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (24% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

The closest primary school to Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY is St Mary's Church of England Primary School (658m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College (787m), with 14 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY?

The closest bus stop to Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, SL1 1AY is Queensmere Centre, 119m away. The nearest bus option is Brunel Way, 411m away.

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Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, Slough, SL1 1AY

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor mid floor

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Nova House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Nova House is a detached house in Slough (SL1 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 68 units on EPC record in Nova House, where floor areas span 46–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.

Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 77.5% above the 2020 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 67 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £120,000.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Nova House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Nova House, Apartment 52, 1 Buckingham Gardens, Slough, SL1 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nova House has no planning applications on record.

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12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Nova House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -11.6% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£120,000

Growth on file: -11.6% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2020Most recent
£120,000
-45.5%over 4 years
30 October 2015
£220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL1 1AY: £294,000 (2016–2015).

Nearby sales in SL1 1AY

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 67 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Nova House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £3,925

Strongly below

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

0.8 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 11 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Queensmere Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SL1 1AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SL1 1AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

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