Walnut Cottage, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
About Walnut Cottage
Walnut Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £700,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Walnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Walnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Walnut Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2024Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4NP: £448,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in WD3 4NP
6 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Mar 2025
£515,0004 Belsize Cottages, Dunny Lane, Belsize, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 4NP
Sold Aug 2023
£416,000Lon 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 floor area, Walnut Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,861
Street avg £4,233
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB