Hutchings Lodge, Flat 8, High Street, Rickmansworth, WD3 1EY

Hutchings Lodge is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Hutchings Lodge (42–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 86). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £285,000 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year.