Ashwood, Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ
About Ashwood
Ashwood is a detached house in Loudwater, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 607 m² (around 6534 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 607 m² the property is well over the postcode median (268 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ashwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Planning history
- Feb 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Request to remove dangerous tree in rear garden covered by TPO 014.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0436/DDD
- Jun 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak (Quercus robur) (T1) Rear garden left hand boundary rear boundary Reduce overhanging limbs by approximately 2-3m as per works order on lowest two limbs. Oak (Quercus robur) (T2) Rear garden rear boundary Reduce overhanging limbs by approximately 2-3m as per works order on lowest two limbs. Oak (Quercus robur) (T3) Rear garden right hand boundary rear corner Reduce overhanging limbs by approximately 1-2m as per works order on lowest two limbs.
- Agent
- Artemis Tree Services Ltd
- Reference
- 14/1038/TPO
What's in Ashwood, Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Ashwood has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£3,419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 4PQ: £1,750,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in WD3 4PQ
17 Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ
Sold Jun 2023
£1,880,000Furzehill, Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ
Sold Jul 2022
£2,750,0002 Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ
Sold Sept 2021
£700,0006 Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ
Sold May 2021
£1,650,000Stayglen, Lower Plantation, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, WD3 4PQ
Sold Nov 2020
£1,750,000
Everything we know about Ashwood, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Lower Plantation homes
Floor Area for Ashwood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
607 m²
Street avg 313 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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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
Brook House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School. 14 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
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB