31 Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HN
About 31 Church Lane
31 Church Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 6HN). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold July 2018 for £910,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 153 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,154,000 is 26.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0626/FUL
- Oct 2007Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage into habitable room with shower room and rooflight to rear
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/1577/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Church Lane
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
31 Church Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£1,154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.
£910,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2018Most recent
£910,000
+22.1%over 3 years21 September 2014
£745,000
+16.4%over 4 years27 November 2009
£640,000
+42.2%over 7 years28 March 2002
£450,000
+66.7%over 4 years6 February 1998
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 6HN: £825,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD3 6HN
1a The Courtyard, Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HN
Sold Apr 2025
£1,500,00015 Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HN
Sold Aug 2022
£625,00027 Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HN
Sold Dec 2021
£644,00029 Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HN
Sold Nov 2021
£825,0003 Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HN
Sold Oct 2021
£830,000
Everything we know about 31 Church Lane, 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 Church Lane homes
31 Church Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,948
Street avg £4,768
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.2 km
The Cricketers PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sarratt Church of England Primary School. 5 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB