4 Common View, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
About 4 Common View
4 Common View is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 964 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £607,000 sits 53.7% above the 2006 sale of £395,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
4 Common View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Common View has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Part Retrospective: Single storey rear extension and alterations to patio
Retrospective- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/1706/RSP
- Aug 2018ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Part retrospective: Single storey side and rear extension. (Amendment to planning permission 17/0696/FUL to include alterations to proposed roof form and alterations to fenestration detail).
- Reference
- 18/1271/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Common View
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
4 Common View has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 11 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2006Most recent
£395,000
+7.9%over 2 years19 October 2003
£366,000
+16.2%over 1 year10 December 2001
£315,000
+160.3%over 6 years25 May 1995
£121,000
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 4 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
4 Common View is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,408
Street avg £6,287
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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