Crosswinds, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
About Crosswinds
Crosswinds is a six-bedroom detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,436,000 is 31.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Crosswinds's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2025ConditionsIn report
Approval of conditions 2 (written scheme detailing the level of impact from noise/vibration arising from mechanical air ventilation, heating and cooling plant) of planning permission PL/24/2689/FA - Installation of two air source heat pumps
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/24/3431/CONDA
- Nov 2024RenovationFullIn report
Installation of two air source heat pumps
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/24/2689/FA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Crosswinds has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£1,436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 20 years.
£1,095,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2017Most recent
£1,095,000
+313.2%over 20 years5 February 1997
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 0BG: £1,327,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in SL6 0BG
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Sold Oct 2021
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Sold Jan 2020
£1,327,000The Chestnuts, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Sept 2019
£1,025,000Waterville, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Jan 2019
£1,325,000
Versus other River Road homes
Price per m²
£4,488
Street avg £13,770
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 277 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.3 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Ellington Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Oldfield Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







