5 Black Butt Cottages, Sutton Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9RE

5 Black Butt Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cookham, Maidenhead, Maidenhead (SL6 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 is 36.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 28.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.