Honeycombe Cottage, The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AY
About Honeycombe Cottage
Honeycombe Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £495,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£742/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2021SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Conversion of two existing dwellings into one single dwelling including associated external and internal alterations and demolition of existing rear extension and construction of a new single-storey rear extension
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/2558/FUL
- Feb 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0067/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Honeycombe Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 24 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£495,000
-7.0%over 3 years31 October 2018
£532,000
+43.8%over 4 years7 February 2014
£370,000
+19.4%over 7 years16 December 2006
£310,000
+121.4%over 8 years7 July 1998
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 6AY: £710,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in WD3 6AY
Barley Cottage, The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AY
Sold Feb 2023
£485,000Trevellas, The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AY
Sold Jul 2022
£1,025,000Chaloners, The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AY
Sold May 2022
£635,000Ramillies, The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AY
Sold Sept 2020
£755,000Green Close, The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6AY
Sold Jan 2019
£200,000
Everything we know about Honeycombe 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 The Green homes
Habitable Rooms for Honeycombe Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,984
Street avg £6,425
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Boot PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sarratt Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB