13 The Briars, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AU

13 The Briars is a five-bedroom detached house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 6AU). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,685,000 sits 195.6% above the 1999 sale of £570,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 57.4% below the postcode norm. At 269 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (208 m² median across 10 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.