42 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL
About 42 Gorse Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Gorse Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of rear in-fill conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00374/FULL
- Apr 2002ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front/side extension and relocation of garage (Amendments to permission 98/32950)
- Reference
- 02/38403/FULL
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Gorse Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,555
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 2022Most recent
£555,555
Median price across the last 5 sales in SL6 9LL: £345,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SL6 9LL
12 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL
Sold Mar 2025
£340,00034 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL
Sold Feb 2024
£285,00023 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL
Sold Apr 2023
£520,00011 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL
Sold Feb 2023
£345,00035 Gorse Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9LL
Sold Dec 2022
£530,000
Versus other Gorse Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 42 Gorse Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,005
Street avg £3,871
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







