10 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1BU

10 Walpole Buildings is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 77.3% above the 2008 sale of £163,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).