5 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL
About 5 Armitage Close
5 Armitage Close is a detached house in Loudwater, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft) and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,418,000 sits 62.1% above the 2011 sale of £875,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Armitage Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Armitage Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Ash - Dead due to Ash Die Back - RemoveT2 - Weston Red Cedar x 2 (part of a hedge line) - end of WRC hedge line - remove to allow more light and space on corner of house / edge of lawn, leave remaining line of treesT3 - Silver Birch - Reduce lateral canopy by 1-1.5 metres, and blend this into the upper canopy (not reducing height of tree by more than 0-0.5 metres), to maintain tree at a reasonable size for location between drive and roadT4 - Maple - Reduce lateral canopy by 2-2.5 metres, and blend this into the upper canopy (not reducing height of tree by more than 0-0.5 metres), to maintain tree at a reasonable size for location between drive and roadT5 - Eucalyptus (NB just over border in No. 6's garden - work in agreement with owner) - Canopy very unbalanced over entirety of tree, some areas of the canopy need no reduction, others reduce by 2.5 - 3.5 to bring in line with remaining canopy to give an even overall shape to the canopy. Crown raise to give 2.5 metres of clearance under canopy
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0931/TPO
- Mar 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Various tree works
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0171/TCA
What's in 5 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Armitage Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£875,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2011Most recent
£875,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4HL: £1,095,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in WD3 4HL
1 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL
Sold Aug 2022
£1,481,0004 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL
Sold Jan 2020
£1,100,0008 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL
Sold Mar 2019
£975,0002 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL
Sold Jan 2017
£1,095,0007 Armitage Close, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HL
Sold Jun 2011
£805,000
Everything we know about 5 Armitage Close, in one report
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Versus other Armitage Close homes
5 Armitage Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,248
Street avg £5,089
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 254 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB