Wee Cottage, High Street, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0EX
About Wee Cottage
Wee Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 3 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 30% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Wee Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey part single storey side/rear extension.
- Agent
- Artichoke: Architectural Consultancy
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/20/0970/FA
- Mar 2020ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey part single storey side/rear extension.
- Agent
- Artichoke: Architectural Consultancy
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/20/0971/HB
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Sales history & valuation
Wee Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 16 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£340,000
+94.3%over 15 years2 May 2000
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 0EX: £840,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SL6 0EX
Maryfield Cottage, High Street, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0EX
Sold Jun 2025
£840,0003 High Street, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0EX
Sold Mar 2025
£1,350,000Pans Place, High Street, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0EX
Sold Mar 2025
£665,000Old Lodge East, High Street, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0EX
Sold May 2023
£1,245,000Rose Cottage, High Street, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0EX
Sold May 2022
£620,000
Versus other High Street homes
On floor area, Wee Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,965
Street avg £5,529
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 220 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 10.0 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
0.1 km
Village Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







