What type of property is 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG last sold for £472,500 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

The current EPC rating for 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD3 3EG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG have?

17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey rear extension granted in May 2021 under ref. 21/0672/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG located?

17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG sits in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth. It falls within the WD3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

Police records around 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

The closest primary school to 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG is Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School (331m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Croxley Danes School (681m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG?

The closest bus stop to 17 Beechcroft Avenue, WD3 3EG is Hazelwood Road, 121m away. The nearest underground option is Croxley Underground Station, 264m away.

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17 Beechcroft Avenue, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3EG

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Beechcroft Avenue

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

17 Beechcroft Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 3EG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 19.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 107.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £472,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Beechcroft Avenue, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 17 Beechcroft Avenue.

May 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension and rear rooflights
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
21/0672/FUL
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What's in 17 Beechcroft Avenue, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 3EG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£565,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£472,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 February 2021Most recent
£472,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 3EG: £550,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in WD3 3EG

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On the street

Versus other Beechcroft Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Beechcroft Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,563

Street avg £4,928

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hazelwood Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 3EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 3EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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