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42 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Gorse Road

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

42 Gorse Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cookham, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 9LL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £555,555. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Previously extendedYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Gorse Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Sept 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of rear in-fill conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    04/00374/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2002
    ExtensionAmendment
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey front/side extension and relocation of garage (Amendments to permission 98/32950)

    Reference
    02/38403/FULL
    View planning record

What's in 42 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 42 Gorse Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£628,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£555,555

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2022Most recent

    £555,555

Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 9LL: £345,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Gorse Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 42 Gorse Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,005

Street avg £3,871

Above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Gorse Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidenhead district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Broom Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cookham Rise Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SL6 9LL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SL6 9LL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SL6 9LL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.