Gable Cottage, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
About Gable Cottage
Gable Cottage is a detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 is 23% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £565,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gable Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Gable Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 June 2019Most recent
£565,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TW18 1BT: £500,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in TW18 1BT
Rook View House, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold Jun 2021
£800,000Houghton, Flat 2, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold Oct 2019
£165,000Marles, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold Sept 2017
£718,000Alanco, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold May 2017
£500,000Pymeray, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold Oct 2015
£466,000
Everything we know about Gable Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Rookery Road homes
EPC Rating for Gable Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,313
Street avg £4,999
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Worple Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Matthew Arnold School. 14 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB