4 Elm Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 7BD
About 4 Elm Way
4 Elm Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 7BD). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £830,000 is 32.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
4 Elm Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension and insertion of roof lights to existing side extension
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0473/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Elm Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 18 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2014Most recent
£625,000
+48.5%over 10 years24 February 2004
£421,000
+197.0%over 7 years8 August 1996
£141,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 7BD: £768,850 (2023–2016).
Everything we know about 4 Elm Way, 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 Elm Way homes
Habitable Rooms for 4 Elm Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,006
Street avg £5,151
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Parade — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB