Top Garden Cottage, Hitcham Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7DP
About Top Garden Cottage
Top Garden Cottage is a detached house in Burnham, Slough, Slough (SL1 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
At 144 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (186 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Top Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Top Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£690,000
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 SL1 7DP: £1,150,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SL1 7DP
Dairy Cottage, Hitcham Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7DP
Sold Mar 2025
£1,185,0005 Hitcham House, Hitcham Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7DP
Sold Jul 2022
£1,150,0002 Hitcham House, Hitcham Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7DP
Sold Feb 2022
£1,475,0007 Hitcham House, Hitcham Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7DP
Sold Jan 2021
£852,500Hitcham House, 2 Old Stables, Hitcham Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7DP
Sold Oct 2018
£600,000
Versus other Hitcham Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, Top Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
18/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Bredward Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 8 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
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB