5 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
About 5 Chess Vale Rise
5 Chess Vale Rise is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £950,000. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£674/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Chess Vale Rise has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Chess Vale Rise has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£942,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 21 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2025Most recent
£950,000
+90.0%over 2 years12 April 2023
£500,000
+22.0%over 18 years2 September 2004
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4AF: £599,950 (2013–2002).
Nearby sales in WD3 4AF
8 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
Sold Feb 2013
£652,5006 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
Sold Sept 2012
£599,9507 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
Sold Oct 2011
£650,0002 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
Sold Jun 2005
£404,5003 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
Sold Nov 2002
£385,000
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Versus other Chess Vale Rise homes
5 Chess Vale Rise outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,252
Street avg £5,104
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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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
0.2 km
The Sportsman PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rickmansworth School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB