The Nutshell, Flat 4, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BB

The Nutshell is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 4 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 81 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Nutshell, where floor areas span 24–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.