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1 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
114 m²
1230 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Capell Road

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

1 Capell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1230 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on b30k. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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 a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £815,000 is 10.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016).

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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

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Capell Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2007
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Amendment to planning permission 07/0117/FUL: Conversion of garage into habitable room

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    07/2406/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor side extension and rear dormer window

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    07/0117/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£815,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£736,250

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 2016Most recent

    £736,250

    +42.7%over 2 years
  2. 11 September 2013

    £515,995

    +85.4%over 10 years
  3. 12 December 2002

    £278,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5HY: £675,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Capell Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Capell Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,444

Street avg £7,210

Below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hubbards Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Chorleywood Primary School. 10 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 5HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD3 5HY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 5HY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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 1 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.