5 Buckingham House, Courtlands, Maidenhead, SL6 2PT

5 Buckingham House is a two-bedroom detached house in Maidenhead (SL6 2PT). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 68 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 290.8% above the 1998 sale of £65,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.