10 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
About 10 Gate Cottages
10 Gate Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 256.9% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 50.6% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
10 Gate Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
10 Gate Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 March 2001Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5LW: £450,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WD3 5LW
7 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Jul 2024
£460,00012a Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Apr 2023
£218,0009 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Dec 2021
£435,000Kennels Cottage, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Dec 2020
£1,495,50012 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Dec 2019
£450,000
Everything we know about 10 Gate 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 Old Common Road homes
On price per m², 10 Gate Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,407
Street avg £6,405
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 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