1 Waterboard Cottages, Birch Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4HA
About 1 Waterboard Cottages
1 Waterboard Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Staines Upon Thames (TW18 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 69.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2019 for £500,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
1 Waterboard Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Waterboard Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval notification for a single storey rear extension measuring 5.40 metres in depth beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house measuring a maximum height of 3.20 metres and a height to the eaves of 3 metres.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00805/PDH
- Jun 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00577/CPD
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Waterboard Cottages
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
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Waterboard Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 6 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2019Most recent
£500,000
+100.0%over 5 years6 March 2013
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TW18 4HA: £275,000 (2021–2009).
Nearby sales in TW18 4HA
18 Birch Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4HA
Sold May 2021
£452,50036 Birch Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4HA
Sold Oct 2013
£295,0002 Waterboard Cottages, Birch Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4HA
Sold Mar 2013
£240,0008 Birch Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4HA
Sold Nov 2010
£220,00034 Birch Green, Staines Upon Thames, TW18 4HA
Sold Oct 2009
£275,000
Everything we know about 1 Waterboard Cottages, 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
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Birch Green homes
On floor area, 1 Waterboard Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,132
Street avg £3,460
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
Kingston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Riverbridge Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.8dB