The Rookery, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
About The Rookery
The Rookery is a detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Rookery's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Rookery has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval Notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.38 metres and a height to the eaves of 2.98 metres (following demolition of an existing single storey rear extension).
- Agent
- Projection Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01150/PDH
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00095/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Rookery
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
The Rookery has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,156,000
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 TW18 1BT: £565,000 (2021–2017).
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
£165,000Gable Cottage, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold Jun 2019
£565,000Marles, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold Sept 2017
£718,000Alanco, Rookery Road, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1BT
Sold May 2017
£500,000
Everything we know about The Rookery, 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
Habitable Rooms for The Rookery runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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