Coverts Cottage, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
About Coverts Cottage
Coverts Cottage is a detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1SR). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 157 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Coverts Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO027STA/65/T093 - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - Lift crown all-round to give a clearance from ground level of up to 5 metres. Prune back lower branches on Northern side to clear garage structure by up to 4 metres. TPO027STA/65/T092 - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - Lift crown all-round to give a clearance from ground level of up to 5 metres. Prune back lower branches on Western side to clear house structure by up to 2 metres. Prune back lower branches on Southern side over car park by up to 2 metres (back to previous cut points).
- Agent
- Premier Treecare & Conservation Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01024/TPO
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees in the Laleham Conservation Area - 1 x Sycamore (shown as T1 on submitted plan) - taking branches back by approx 2.5m to boundary wall away from garage & taking back to main trunk no reduction in height. 1 x Sycamore (shown as T2 on submitted plan) - cut back from side of house and over the wall by approx 3m in width and 1m in height.
- Agent
- Premier Treecare & Conservation Ltd
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01024/TCA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Coverts Cottage
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Coverts Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£844,000
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 1SR: £625,000 (2020–2002).
Nearby sales in TW18 1SR
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Sold Jun 2006
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Sold Jun 2005
£450,000Burway, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Sept 2004
£499,950Manor House, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
Sold Aug 2002
£625,000
Everything we know about Coverts 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Abbey Drive homes
EPC Rating for Coverts Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Abbey Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Laleham CofE VA Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB