What kind of home is 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU?

5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU?

5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU last sold for £176,000 in June 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £46,000 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 1996 and June 2025, 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU rose from £46,000 to £176,000, a change of £130,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU?

5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (431 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD3 1BU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU use?

The latest EPC at 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU?

5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU in?

5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU sits in Rickmansworth. It falls within the WD3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU?

The closest primary school to 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU is Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (565m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School (310m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, WD3 1BU is Talbot Road, 37m away. The nearest rail option is Rickmansworth Rail Station, 354m away.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

40 m²

431 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 5 Walpole Buildings

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Walpole Buildings is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £176,000 in June 2025. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 36.9% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 83.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Walpole Buildings, Church Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Walpole Buildings has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£176,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

12 June 2025Most recent
£176,000
+3.5%over 15 years
7 June 2010
£170,000
+269.6%over 13 years
4 December 1996
£46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 1BU: £186,500 (2016–2007).

Nearby sales in WD3 1BU

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5 Walpole Buildings runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,400

Street avg £2,975

Strongly above

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rickmansworth district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Talbot Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 1BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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