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12 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
45 m²
484 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Beechwood Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Beechwood Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5BW). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 is 11.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,063/sq ft) was about 342.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £515,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Oct 2008
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
12%67%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Beechwood Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Beechwood Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£576,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£515,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2021Most recent

    £515,000

    +119.1%over 17 years
  2. 26 March 2004

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5BW: £507,500 (2021–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Heronsgate Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Beechwood Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£11,444

Street avg £4,282

Strongly above

Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rickmansworth district page.

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 Stag PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Chorleywood Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 5BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD3 5BW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 5BW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.