5 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP

5 Belsize Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 sits 62.2% above the 2007 sale of £238,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.