8 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
About 8 Chess Vale Rise
8 Chess Vale Rise is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 is 26.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in February 2013.
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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
Energy performance
8 Chess Vale Rise's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2014OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of outbuilding
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/0759/FUL
- Jan 2014Loft ConversionFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and store. Erection of two storey side extension, single storey front and rear extensions. Conversion of loft involving conversion of existing rear hip to gable end, installation of front and rear rooflights and front and rear gable windows. Reinstatement of original chimney
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/2278/FUL
What's in 8 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Chess Vale Rise valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£652,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 February 2013Most recent
£652,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4AF: £599,950 (2025–2005).
Nearby sales in WD3 4AF
5 Chess Vale Rise, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AF
Sold Aug 2025
£950,0006 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
Everything we know about 8 Chess Vale Rise, in one report
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Versus other Chess Vale Rise homes
EPC Rating for 8 Chess Vale Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,438
Street avg £5,708
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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.
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
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB