The Wain, Victoria Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 4EQ

The Wain is a detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 4EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,324,000 sits 53.1% above the 2020 sale of £865,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion refused in 2007. Sold June 2020 for £865,000.