Donkey Gate, Coral Gables, Solesbridge Lane, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5SN

Donkey Gate is a detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5SN). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,184,000 sits 104.1% above the 2004 sale of £580,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 26.4% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision.