17 Beacon Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 7PQ
About 17 Beacon Way
17 Beacon Way is a two-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £900,000 is 11.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£880/sq ft) was about 231.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
17 Beacon Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2018Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two storey detached dwelling.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/1178/FUL
- Jun 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of first floor level to create two storey dwelling and two storey front and rear extensions with rooflights
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0763/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
17 Beacon Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£900,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 16 years.
£805,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2017Most recent
£805,000
+155.6%over 16 years12 September 2001
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 7PQ: £810,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in WD3 7PQ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Beacon Way homes
17 Beacon Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,471
Street avg £3,910
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.5 km
The Bucklands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB