5 Church Cottages, Hill Farm Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0HE

5 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0HE). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 62.3% above the 2007 sale of £260,000.