3 Swallow Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 7DZ
About 3 Swallow Close
3 Swallow Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £980,000 is 35.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
Energy performance
3 Swallow Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 3 Swallow Close.
- Feb 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Construction of single storey front extension and front porch canopy
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/2112/FUL
- Feb 2017Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed Development: Single storey rear extension and loft conversion including side and rear dormer and front rooflights
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/2428/CLPD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Swallow Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£980,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 17 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2013Most recent
£725,000
+76.8%over 11 years18 December 2001
£410,000
+141.2%over 5 years20 May 1996
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 7DZ: £842,500 (2023–1997).
Everything we know about 3 Swallow Close, 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 Swallow Close homes
On epc rating, 3 Swallow Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,142
Street avg £6,448
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB