What kind of home is 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL sell for?

4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL last sold for £1,100,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

The current EPC rating for 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (1,970 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD3 4HL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL use?

The latest EPC at 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL is in council tax band H. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL in?

4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL sits in Loudwater, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth. It falls within the WD3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

Police records around 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL 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 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

The closest primary school to 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL is Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School (1.6km), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rickmansworth School (1.9km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL?

The closest bus stop to 4 Armitage Close, WD3 4HL is Loudwater Lane, 758m away. The nearest tram option is Rickmansworth Underground Station, 1.8km away.

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4 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL

3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

183 m²

1970 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band H

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Armitage Close

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

4 Armitage Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Loudwater, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,468,000 is 33.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£558/sq ft) was about 41.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £1,100,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble, Integral

Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Armitage Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 4 Armitage Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

Mar 2019
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Spruce (T1) - fell due to proximity to driveway and neighbouring trees, allow more space for neighbouring trees and prevent future damage to driveway - species does not lend itself to reductions to maintain at a reasonable size, and will cause problems growing to maturity in its location
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
19/0166/TCA
View planning record
Jun 2010
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Crown reduce and thin x2 Beech by 10-20%; remove x1 Conifer
Reference
10/0971/TPO
View planning record

What's in 4 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL'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

£1,468,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£1,100,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

31 January 2020Most recent
£1,100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4HL: £975,000 (2022–2011).

Nearby sales in WD3 4HL

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On the street

Versus other Armitage Close homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 4 Armitage Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,011

Street avg £4,737

Strongly above

Floor Area

183 m²

Street avg 259 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 9.3 t/year

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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.

Full Rickmansworth report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

Loudwater Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 4HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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