4 Allbrook House, 55 Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LA
About 4 Allbrook House
4 Allbrook House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LA). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and council tax band D. At 54 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (54–77 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (77 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 15% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £308,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Allbrook House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Allbrook House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extend a previously approved terrace to the front of Flat 1 and provide balconies to Flats 2 and 5
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/1248/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Allbrook House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 4 years.
£308,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£308,000
+2.7%over 3 years2 March 2018
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5LA: £815,800 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD3 5LA
77 Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LA
Sold Jun 2024
£885,00073 Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LA
Sold Aug 2023
£815,80091 Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LA
Sold Aug 2023
£980,000Aviemore, 2, 65 Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LA
Sold Nov 2022
£685,000Aviemore, 6, 65 Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LA
Sold Mar 2022
£645,000
Everything we know about 4 Allbrook House, 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 Lower Road homes
On epc rating, 4 Allbrook House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,704
Street avg £6,309
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 6 years
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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
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Russell School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB