4 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
About 4 Belsize Cottages
4 Belsize Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £416,000 in August 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
- LoftYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Belsize Cottages has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/1217/FUL
What's in 4 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Belsize Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -7.1% per year over 1 year.
£416,000
Growth on file: -7.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
30 August 2023Most recent
£416,000
-7.1%over 9 months8 December 2022
£448,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4NP: £515,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in WD3 4NP
6 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Mar 2025
£515,000Walnut Cottage, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Jan 2024
£700,000Lon May, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Dec 2020
£700,0008 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Apr 2008
£264,0007 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Apr 2008
£299,950
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Versus other Dunny Lane homes
On price per m², 4 Belsize Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,547
Street avg £4,119
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.0 km
The Plough PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB