8 Bowden Road, Ascot, SL5 9NJ
About 8 Bowden Road
8 Bowden Road is a semi-detached house in Ascot (SL5 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £455,000 in January 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 68 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£622/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a porch application was refused at 8 Bowden Road in 2025.
- Aug 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
New side canopy, relocation of entrance door, two storey rear extension, 2no. side dormers and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing elements and detached outbuilding.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01572/FULL
- May 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
New side canopy, relocation of front entrance door, part singe part two storey rear extension, 2no. side dormers and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing element.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00750/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Bowden Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 30 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2025Most recent
£455,000
+115.6%over 21 years7 April 2003
£211,000
+37.5%over 4 years18 March 1999
£153,500
+61.6%over 3 years8 June 1995
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL5 9NJ: £540,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Bowden Road homes
Years Held for 8 Bowden Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,691
Street avg £4,921
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
High Street Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







