What kind of home is 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS sell for?

16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS last sold for £610,000 in June 2025. Before that, it sold for £264,000 in December 2008, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2008 and June 2025, 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS rose from £264,000 to £610,000, a change of £346,000. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

The current EPC rating for 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SL6 0JS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS use?

The latest EPC at 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is in council tax band E.

Which area is 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS in?

16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS sits in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead. It falls within the SL6 postcode district.

Is 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

The closest primary school to 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is Lent Rise School (562m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Burnham Grammar School (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

The closest bus stop to 16 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is Sainsbury's, 204m away. The nearest rail option is Taplow Rail Station, 1.1km away.

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16 Fern Drive, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0JS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Fern Drive

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

16 Fern Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0JS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

A recent sale: £610,000 in June 2025. Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£700/sq ft) was about 120.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 19 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Fern Drive, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Fern Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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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.

Latest sale on 16 Fern Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£594,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£610,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2025Most recent
£610,000
+131.1%over 16 years
12 December 2008
£264,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 0JS: £480,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in SL6 0JS

On the street

Versus other Fern Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Fern Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,531

Street avg £4,091

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£595k

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£994k

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3 bed3 bath

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4 bed

£537k

1 Church Cottages, Hill Farm Road, Taplow

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Clare Road, Taplow

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4 bed3 bath

£518k

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2 bed1 bath

Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sainsbury's — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lent Rise School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SL6 0JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SL6 0JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low

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70 dB

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80 dB

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