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Hutchings Lodge, Flat 21, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EY

EPC BSolar panels4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 01
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hutchings Lodge

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

Hutchings Lodge is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 45 units on EPC record in Hutchings Lodge, where floor areas span 42–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £151,000 is 13.7% below the 2011 sale of £175,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 44 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 44 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).

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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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Solar panelsYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Hutchings Lodge's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hutchings Lodge, Flat 21, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hutchings Lodge 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.
Current estimate

£151,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£175,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2011Most recent

    £175,000

    +3.0%over 5 years
  2. 11 September 2005

    £169,950

    +3.0%over 1 year
  3. 10 November 2003

    £165,000

    +57.1%over 3 years
  4. 11 November 1999

    £105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 1EY: £160,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hutchings Lodge outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,977

Street avg £4,503

Below

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 53 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly 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

0.2 km

St Joan of Arc School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School. 14 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 1EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD3 1EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 1EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

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 Hutchings Lodge, Flat 21, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.