Gables Cottage, Bury Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 1DT
About Gables Cottage
Gables Cottage is a detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £796,000 is 23.4% above the 2014 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gables Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gables Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Gables Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Gables Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£796,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 19 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2014Most recent
£645,000
+30.3%over 3 years24 May 2011
£495,000
+23.8%over 5 years25 November 2005
£400,000
+17.1%over 3 years18 August 2002
£341,500
+112.8%over 5 years26 June 1997
£160,500
+39.6%over 2 years30 May 1995
£114,950
Everything we know about Gables Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB