Flat A, 181 High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1AY

Flat A is a semi-detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 92.9% above the 1999 sale of £212,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.