8 Plaitford Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 1NJ

8 Plaitford Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 1NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £730,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £943,000 is 29.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.