Walden Lodge, Loudwater Lane, Rickmansworth, WD3 4AP

Walden Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in May 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,622,000 sits 399.1% above the 1998 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 50.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.