8 Townfield, Rickmansworth, WD3 7DD
About 8 Townfield
8 Townfield is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 7DD). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a basement. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageIntegral
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
8 Townfield ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
8 Townfield has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/2292/FUL
- Jan 2006
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2021Most recent
£625,000
+56.3%over 7 years23 May 2013
£400,000
+42.9%over 8 years15 July 2004
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 7DD: £625,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WD3 7DD
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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 Townfield homes
On epc rating, 8 Townfield stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,081
Street avg £4,426
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.3 km
Rickmansworth Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB