17 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY
About 17 Capell Road
17 Capell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£601/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £640,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Capell Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Capell Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2012ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to 11/2165/FUL: Relocation of front door to side elevation of approved front extension and insertion of window to front elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/1804/NMA
- Jul 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of single storey wooden cabin in rear garden of property
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0876/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Capell Road
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
17 Capell Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 24 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2021Most recent
£640,000
+96.9%over 13 years26 July 2007
£325,000
+209.5%over 9 years4 September 1997
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5HY: £675,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WD3 5HY
41 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY
Sold Nov 2025
£707,0009 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY
Sold Feb 2025
£625,00011 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY
Sold Apr 2024
£675,00015 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY
Sold Dec 2022
£725,00037 Capell Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5HY
Sold Oct 2022
£620,000
Everything we know about 17 Capell Road, 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 Capell Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Capell Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,465
Street avg £7,208
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB