The Old Cottage, Gilchrist Way, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3RF
About The Old Cottage
The Old Cottage is a detached house in Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 3RF). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since September 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £1,271,000 sits 246.3% above the 1998 sale of £367,000. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
The Old Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
The Old Cottage has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed outdoor swimming pool and ancillary building.
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00393/FULL
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Leylandii - Reduce height by 6m leaving 12m.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01177/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£367,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 1998Most recent
£367,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SL6 3RF: £1,285,000 (2023–2006).
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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
0.2 km
Green Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB