Lucan Cottage, Abbey Drive, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 1SR
About Lucan Cottage
Lucan Cottage is a detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 1SR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold August 2020 for £810,000.
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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
Lucan Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2021ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 5 - Arboricultural Method Statement
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01083/DC1
- Nov 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01083/HOU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Lucan 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£886,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£810,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£810,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TW18 1SR: £499,950 (2006–1995).
Nearby sales in TW18 1SR
Everything we know about Lucan 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
50 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB