Morella Cottage, High Street, Hurley, Maidenhead, SL6 5LT
About Morella Cottage
Morella Cottage is a detached house in Hurley, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Planning history at Morella Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
(T1) Conifer - reduce overall height and spread to previous pruning points, approx 3m height reduction and trim sides to contain; (T2) Pear Tree - reduce height by approx 2m to previous pruning points; (G3) Connifers x 2 - reduce north and western lateral spread by approx 3m; (T4) Conifer - reshape and reduce upper laterals by 0.5 - 1.5m; (T5) Cherry - raise lower eastern laterals to provide approx 5m clearance from ground level; (T6) Holly - fell; (T7) Conifer - reduce back eastern laterals to boundary line (approx 1m) to and western laterals to contain sides (approx 0.5m), back to previous pruning points; (T8) Maple - reduce western laterals over neighbours lawn to boundary line by approx 2m and front eastern face by approx 1m; (T9) Plum Tree - fell; (T10) Sycamore - reduce northern aspect by approx 2m to boundary line and all other faces to be reduced by approx 1 - 2m, pruning back to suitable growth points; (T11) Laurel - reduce back to boundary on northern aspect, approx by 1m; (G12) Conifer x 3 - reduce east & west laterals to previous pruning points by approx 1.5m and northern face to be trimmed by 1m and (T13) Thuja - reduce laterals by 1.5m max and reshape.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02525/TCA
- Oct 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
(T1) Sycamore - Prune overhanging branches back to boundary line; (T2) Cherry - Crown lift to provide 1-2 m clearance over garage; (T4) Cherry - Prune back to boundary line by the removal of the lowest limb.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02595/TCA
What's in Morella Cottage, High Street, Hurley, Maidenhead, SL6 5LT's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Morella Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 5LT: £1,650,000 (2023–2021).
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£1,650,000Temple Park Farm, Jersey Cottage, High Street, Hurley, Maidenhead, SL6 5LT
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£1,400,000
Versus other High Street homes
On floor area, Morella Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 223 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Shepherds Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Danesfield School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB