What kind of home is 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA last sold for £980,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £160,000 in June 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1995 and February 2021, 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA rose from £160,000 to £980,000, a change of £820,000. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

The current EPC rating for 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in December 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (1,615 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD3 4HA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA use?

The latest EPC at 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA in?

49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA sits in Rickmansworth. It falls within the WD3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

Police records around 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

The closest primary school to 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA is Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School (745m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Clement Danes School (1.9km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA?

The closest bus stop to 49 Chestnut Avenue, WD3 4HA is The Clump, 333m away. The nearest rail option is Chorleywood Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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49 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

150 m²

1615 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 49 Chestnut Avenue

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

49 Chestnut Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 4HA). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

At 150 m² it sits well below the postcode median (225 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,173,000 is 19.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£607/sq ft) was about 120% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £980,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

ParkingOff street
LandYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

49 Chestnut Avenue'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 15 Dec 2024

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

9.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Chestnut Avenue, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Chestnut Avenue has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 49 Chestnut Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,173,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£980,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

26 February 2021Most recent
£980,000
+122.7%over 18 years
21 July 2002
£440,000
+175.0%over 7 years
29 June 1995
£160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4HA: £1,510,000 (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.

Floor Area for 49 Chestnut Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,533

Street avg £4,666

Above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 248 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

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Comparables

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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.

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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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

56.6dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 4HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.0dB

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