White Cottage, Sarratt Road, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AH

White Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

Today's modelled estimate of £810,000 sits 102.5% above the 2012 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.