What type of property is 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

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

What was the last sold price for 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS last sold for £455,000 in December 2018, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £86,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 1995 and December 2018, 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS rose from £86,000 to £455,000, a change of £369,000. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SL6 0JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS located?

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

What is crime like near 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

Police records around 8 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.

Which schools serve 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

The closest primary school to 8 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 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Fern Drive, SL6 0JS is Sainsbury's, 204m away. The nearest rail option is Taplow Rail Station, 1.1km away.

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8 Fern Drive, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0JS

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Fern Drive

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

8 Fern Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Taplow, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 0JS). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £574,000 is 26.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in December 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

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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

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Fern Drive, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Fern Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

8 Fern Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£574,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£455,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

14 December 2018Most recent
£455,000
+82.0%over 15 years
21 November 2003
£249,950
+190.6%over 8 years
6 April 1995
£86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 0JS: £502,000 (2025–2020).

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.

Habitable Rooms for 8 Fern Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,213

Street avg £4,275

On par

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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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