Kennels Cottage, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
About Kennels Cottage
Kennels Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,919,000 is 28.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 44% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £1,495,500 in December 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Kennels Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Kennels Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Birch (Betula pendula) - Front garden Front boundaryApprox Height - 14mWork required - fell as close to ground level as possible and leave stump in ground.Reason - tree is in decline.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0664/TCA
- Nov 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Birch (Betula pendula) - Front garden Front boundary Approx Height - 14m Work required- Prune and remove major deadwood of more than 50mm in diameter and greater than 0.5m in length Reason - to remove potential hazard T2 - Magnolia (Magnolia soulangana) - Rear garden in the middle Approx Height - 6m. Approx Crown Spread Diameter - 6m Work required- Selectively crown reduce by removing approximately 1m from the height and 1m from the sides as guidance, but pruning to suitable growth points to maintain trees best form. Remove x1 branch which is rubbing on the wooden structure below Reason - as per clients wishes to tidy appearance and to control and contain
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/2474/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Kennels Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,919,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 10 years.
£1,495,500
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2020Most recent
£1,495,500
+24.6%over 9 years31 March 2011
£1,200,000
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
£435,00012 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Dec 2019
£450,0008 Gate Cottages, Old Common Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5LW
Sold Nov 2019
£495,000
Everything we know about Kennels Cottage, 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
Kennels Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,154
Street avg £6,185
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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