25 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA
About 25 Chestnut Avenue
25 Chestnut Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold March 2021 for £1,510,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 247 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (201 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,767,000 is 17% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 25 Chestnut Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
25 Chestnut Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Chestnut Avenue has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2017
- Aug 2012
What's in 25 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£1,767,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.
£1,510,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£1,510,000
+54.1%over 8 years19 December 2012
£980,000
+44.1%over 6 years27 February 2006
£680,000
+59.1%over 5 years21 February 2001
£427,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4HA: £1,470,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in WD3 4HA
41 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA
Sold Jan 2023
£1,180,00031 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA
Sold Nov 2021
£1,710,00049 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA
Sold Feb 2021
£980,00035 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA
Sold Feb 2021
£1,470,00037 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA
Sold Jan 2021
£1,705,000
Everything we know about 25 Chestnut Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes
25 Chestnut Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,113
Street avg £4,696
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 242 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Clump — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School. 14 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
56.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB