172b, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1BA

172b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. At 104 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 108.9% above the 2002 sale of £179,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).