12 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
About 12 Gate Cottages
12 Gate Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 is 19.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£747/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Gate Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/2155/FUL
- Jul 2016RenovationFullIn report
Replacement double-glazed sliding sash UPVC windows and painting the facade of the dwelling
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/0956/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 12 Gate Cottages
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
12 Gate Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 18 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2019Most recent
£450,000
+20.0%over 5 years7 November 2014
£375,000
+86.6%over 11 years1 November 2003
£200,956
+1.5%over 1 year30 May 2002
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5LW: £460,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WD3 5LW
7 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Jul 2024
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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
£1,495,5008 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Nov 2019
£495,000
Everything we know about 12 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 habitable rooms, 12 Gate Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,036
Street avg £6,074
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 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