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25 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA

4 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
247 m²
2659 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 Chestnut Avenue

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

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.

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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
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2022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

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25 Chestnut Avenue has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Various tree works

    Reference
    17/0722/TPO
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2012
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Various Tree Works

    Reference
    12/1284/TPO
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£1,767,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£1,510,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 March 2021Most recent

    £1,510,000

    +54.1%over 8 years
  2. 19 December 2012

    £980,000

    +44.1%over 6 years
  3. 27 February 2006

    £680,000

    +59.1%over 5 years
  4. 21 February 2001

    £427,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4HA: £1,470,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

25 Chestnut Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,113

Street avg £4,696

On par

Floor Area

247 m²

Street avg 242 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 4HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.0dB

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 25 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.