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8 Greenhills Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BW

Swimming pool3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
224 m²
2411 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Greenhills Close

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

8 Greenhills Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 4BW). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 224 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,785,000 is 37.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£539/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,300,000 in March 2021. 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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble, Integral
  • Summer houseYes
  • Swimming poolYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Greenhills Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Greenhills Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2008
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Conversion of carport into single storey garage, conversion of existing garage into habitable room and two storey rear extension with rear Juliette balconies and extension to flank dormer

    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    08/1040/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2004
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of car port to side

    Reference
    04/1158/FUL
    View planning record

What's in 8 Greenhills Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BW's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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

£1,785,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£1,300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2021Most recent

    £1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4BW: £1,285,000 (2021–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Greenhills Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Greenhills Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,804

Street avg £5,787

On par

Floor Area

224 m²

Street avg 239 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 10.2 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rickmansworth district page.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Arnett Hills School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School. 15 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 4BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD3 4BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 4BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Greenhills Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 4BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.