35 Church Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1DQ

35 Church Street is a mid-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2017. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.