# 242 WALPOLE ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 6PQ

## Property details

- Slug: `2c1fb98` (address key hash: `2c1fb98ef67836106a707ba8611baa0920e87996`)
- Postcode: SL1 6PQ
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 79 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £450,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,696/m²
- Local average: £398,550 (44 sales)
- Street crime: 255 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £450,000
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 15/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £575/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4619-1046-4002-0399-8706)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £450,000 | Terraced | +80% | £445,128 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-bd88-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2012-05-15 | £250,000 | Terraced | +142.7% | £480,402 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/a1320e38-f92e-4395-ae03-a796435f94ff) |
| Sold | 1999-03-18 | £103,000 | Terraced | — | £504,951 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/294b2152-9700-4109-8efd-247b68704d49) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 242 WALPOLE ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 6PQ | £450,000 | 05/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 242 WALPOLE ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 6PQ | £250,000 | 15/05/2012 | Terraced |
| 242 WALPOLE ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 6PQ | £103,000 | 18/03/1999 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170626847](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/142d0c5)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £450,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-26 | £450,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £250,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £175,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £103,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £79,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 41 LOWESTOFT DRIVE, SLOUGH, SL1 6PB | £418,500 | 21/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 93 LOWESTOFT DRIVE, SLOUGH, SL1 6PB | £420,000 | 08/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 148 GOLDSWORTHY WAY, SLOUGH, SL1 6AY | £345,000 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 29 LOWESTOFT DRIVE, SLOUGH, SL1 6PB | £385,000 | 15/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 MAYBURY CLOSE, SLOUGH, SL1 6EY | £385,000 | 26/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 20 GOLDSWORTHY WAY, SLOUGH, SL1 6AX | £375,000 | 11/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 54 SANDRINGHAM COURT, SLOUGH, SL1 6JZ | £510,000 | 04/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 388 WALPOLE ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 6PP | £430,000 | 28/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 89 LOWESTOFT DRIVE, SLOUGH, SL1 6PB | £375,000 | 24/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £404,833 (9 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 22%
- **10y growth:** 12.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Slough; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 23.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Slough). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,415/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,572/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,729/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for East Thames Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed End Terrace, Washington Drive, SL1 | £1,750/mo | 2 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £218,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £175,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-222/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 103 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **255** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Al-Madani Independent Grammar School | Other | 0.1 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2024 |
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 23 Apr 2019 |
| Priory School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Haybrook College | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 4 Nov 2018 |
| Cippenham Nursery School | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2022 |