1 Orchard Cottages, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3SB
About 1 Orchard Cottages
1 Orchard Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 3SB). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 124 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£588/sq ft) was about 70.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £785,000 in March 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Swimming poolYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Orchard Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2014OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness to determine whether a single storey outbuilding is lawful
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00811/CPD
- Aug 2010ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Side of property
Certificate of lawfulness to determine whether a single storey side extension is lawful
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01367/CPD
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Sales history & valuation
1 Orchard Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£827,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.
£785,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2023Most recent
£785,000
+91.5%over 16 years10 April 2006
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 3SB: £1,200,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in SL6 3SB
Longfield House, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3SB
Sold Sept 2022
£2,265,000Folly Cottage, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3SB
Sold Jan 2021
£1,450,000Vine Lodge, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3SB
Sold Oct 2009
£975,000Green Fields, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3SB
Sold Apr 2009
£435,000Bay Tree Cottage, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3SB
Sold Sept 2002
£445,000
Versus other Bottle Lane homes
Years Held for 1 Orchard Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,331
Street avg £4,805
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
1.0 km
Square Deal Cafe — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







