Dolphin House, Home Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JU
About Dolphin House
Dolphin House is a detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 269 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (334 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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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
Dolphin House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dolphin House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Dolphin House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Dolphin House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,884,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 1JU: £1,580,000 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in WD3 1JU
6 Home Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JU
Sold May 2023
£2,150,0009 Home Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JU
Sold May 2018
£1,900,000Pond House, Home Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JU
Sold Mar 2018
£1,580,0007 Home Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JU
Sold Apr 2014
£1,275,00011 Home Farm Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JU
Sold Jun 2009
£1,000,000
Everything we know about Dolphin House, 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
Versus other Home Farm Road homes
On epc rating, Dolphin House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
269 m²
Street avg 373 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 13.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Ye Olde Greene Manne PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB