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The Retreat, St Johns Road, Ascot, SL5 7NH

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Retreat

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

The Retreat is a four-bedroom detached house in Ascot (SL5 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £680,000. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £767,000 is 12.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 5 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Retreat

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Retreat, St Johns Road, Ascot, SL5 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Retreat has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Retreat

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£767,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£680,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 January 2025Most recent

    £680,000

    +94.3%over 21 years

  2. 14 May 2003

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL5 7NH: £860,000 (2023–2013).

On the street

Versus other St Johns Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Retreat is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,965

Street avg £4,444

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Retreat

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£620k

1 Brook Avenue

SL5 7QW

4 bed
£1m

1 Hermitage Drive

SL5 7LA

4 bed
£1.0m

1 Beechcroft Close

SL5 7DB

4 bed3 bath
£1.1m

1 Alexandra House, London Road

SL5 7EQ

4 bed3 bath
£1.1m

1 Ascot Wood, Station Hill

SL5 7HF

4 bed
£507k

1 Furzebank

SL5 7BP

4 bed1 bath
£573k

1 Exchange Road

SL5 7AW

3 bed1 bath
£1.2m

1 Hanover Park, Burleigh Road

SL5 7HZ

5 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ascot district page.
Full Ascot report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Beechwood Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Ascot Heath Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SL5 7NH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SL5 7NH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SL5 7NH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Retreat, St Johns Road, Ascot, SL5 7NH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.