4 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
About 4 Gate Cottages
4 Gate Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 467 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
8 years since the last transfer (April 2018). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 43 m² it's 28.6% smaller 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 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£953/sq ft) was about 147.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
4 Gate Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Gate Cottages has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2006ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use: Single storey rear extension and alterations
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1321/CLPD
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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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 19 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
12 April 2018Most recent
£445,000
+25.4%over 6 years14 November 2011
£355,000
+10.9%over 4 years15 May 2007
£320,000
+28.0%over 10 months11 July 2006
£250,000
+101.6%over 6 years19 August 1999
£124,000
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 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
Price per m² for 4 Gate Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,253
Street avg £5,943
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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.
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