4 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW
About 4 Beechwood Cottages
4 Beechwood Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5BW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Beechwood Cottages
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Beechwood Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Beechwood Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0908/CLPD
- Mar 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Development: Single storey rear extension and internal alterations
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0330/CLPD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Beechwood Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Beechwood Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£418,000
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 5BW: £515,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in WD3 5BW
12 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW
Sold Jul 2021
£515,0005 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW
Sold Jun 2021
£530,0006 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW
Sold Mar 2018
£395,00015b Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW
Sold May 2016
£720,0002 Beechwood Cottages, Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BW
Sold Mar 2013
£355,000
Everything we know about 4 Beechwood Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Heronsgate Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Beechwood Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.0 km
The Stag PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chorleywood Primary School. 9 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
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB