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Dower House, Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ET

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
438 m²
4715 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Dower House

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

Dower House is a semi-detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 438 m² (around 4715 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 438 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 77.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £2,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Dower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dower House, Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dower House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Sept 2005
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed building application for alterations, lower ground floor deck and access, stairs. Alterations and enclosure of outbuilding, gates and piers

    Listed
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    05/01026/LBC
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.

Current estimate

£2,635,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£2,400,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 January 2021Most recent

    £2,400,000

    +23.1%over 3 years
  2. 30 March 2017

    £1,950,000

    +95.0%over 12 years
  3. 1 December 2004

    £1,000,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 0ET: £450,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Rectory Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Dower House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,479

Street avg £5,037

Above

Floor Area

438 m²

Street avg 220 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Dower House

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
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Village Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School. 11 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 SL6 0ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SL6 0ET

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SL6 0ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

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 Dower House, Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ET. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.