1 Desborough Cottages, Hill Farm Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0HB
About 1 Desborough Cottages
1 Desborough Cottages is a semi-detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0HB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Desborough Cottages sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conifer x 2 - Fell to ground level. (Taplow Village Conservation Area).
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01326/CAN
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Sales history & valuation
1 Desborough Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in SL6 0HB: £275,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SL6 0HB
Versus other Hill Farm Road homes
1 Desborough Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Desborough Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB