The Chestnuts, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
About The Chestnuts
The Chestnuts is a four-bedroom detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 175 m² it sits well below the postcode median (257 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,144,000 is 11.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £1,025,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2014ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 and 7 on planning application 13/01001/FUL.
- Reference
- 14/01944/COND
- Dec 2009New BuildFullIn report
Replacement detached dwelling.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01358/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The Chestnuts has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2012.
£1,144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.8% per year over 7 years.
£1,025,000
Growth on file: 20.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2019Most recent
£1,025,000
+310.0%over 7 years14 March 2012
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 0BG: £1,425,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in SL6 0BG
Harefield, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Oct 2021
£5,300,000Lamont House, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Apr 2020
£1,750,000East Bank, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Jan 2020
£1,327,000Waterville, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Jan 2019
£1,325,000Riverholme, River Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0BG
Sold Jan 2019
£1,425,000
Versus other River Road homes
EPC Rating for The Chestnuts runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,857
Street avg £13,665
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 282 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 12.1 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 15 years
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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.
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
41.5dB







