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18 Chesswood Court, Bury Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 1DF

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 18 Chesswood Court

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

18 Chesswood Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. At 55 m² this is the 4th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£709/sq ft) was about 109.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2021from Sept 2009
EPC improved fromC76toD63
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Chesswood Court, Bury Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 1DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Chesswood Court 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.

Price for 18 Chesswood Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£406,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£420,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2021Most recent

    £420,000

    +68.0%over 10 years
  2. 18 September 2011

    £250,000

    +40.4%over 10 years
  3. 23 July 2001

    £178,000

    +119.8%over 6 years
  4. 25 January 1995

    £81,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 1DF: £395,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Chesswood Court homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Chesswood Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,636

Street avg £4,929

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Above
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School. 13 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 1DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Chesswood Court, Bury Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 1DF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.