1 Common View, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
About 1 Common View
1 Common View is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 78 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £569,000 is 44.1% above the 2008 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Common View sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Jun 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Conservation Area Consent: Installation of bay window
Conservation AreaNew Windows- Reference
- 04/0782/CAC
- Jun 2004RenovationFullIn report
Installation of front bay window
New Windows- Reference
- 04/0781/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 5 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2008Most recent
£395,000
+46.8%over 4 years18 December 2003
£269,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5LW: £450,000 (2024–2019).
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£435,000Kennels Cottage, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
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Sold Dec 2019
£450,000
Everything we know about 1 Common View, 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 Old Common Road homes
1 Common View outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,064
Street avg £6,249
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Russell School. 11 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB