Primrose Lodge, London Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1JX
About Primrose Lodge
Primrose Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1JX). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Sold August 2022 for £2,080,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Primrose Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Aug 2025OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of 2no. outbuildings (Storage shed and Gym with indoor swimming pool)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1432/CLPD
- Apr 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Construction of three outbuildings (Gym, Garage and Shed)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0378/CLPD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Primrose Lodge
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,080,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£2,080,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in WD3 1JX: £745,000 (2025–2011).
Everything we know about Primrose Lodge, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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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
0.7 km
Ye Olde Greene Manne PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 12 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
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB