8 Dickens Close, Richmond, TW10 7AU
About 8 Dickens Close
8 Dickens Close is a detached house in Richmond (TW10 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (210 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 8 Dickens Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
FRONT GARDEN T1 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) 30% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 3-4m to tidy and contain. Final height 18m, final spread 12m. T2 Oak (Quercus) 20% Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by approximately 2m to tidy and contain. Final height 16m, final Spread 8m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/T0743/TPO
- Aug 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Common Lime (Tilia x europaea) Reduce crown to the most recent previous reduction points, removing approx. 2.5m of new growth. Final height 12m and final overall spread 5m T2-T5 - Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Reduce height to inline with top of adj. bamboo, removing approx. 1.5m. Final height 3m and spread 6m (hedge) T6 - Purple Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum') Reduce height to inline with beech reductions, removing approx. 1.5m. Final height 3m and spread 2m T7 - Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) Reduce specific limb back to secondary union (see picture)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/T0474/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
8 Dickens Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,013,000
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 TW10 7AU: £2,100,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in TW10 7AU
Everything we know about 8 Dickens Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Dickens Close homes
Floor Area for 8 Dickens Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 210 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sudbrook Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Russell Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB