19 Beacon Way, Rickmansworth, WD3 7PQ
About 19 Beacon Way
19 Beacon Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£654/sq ft) was about 146.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,330,000 in February 2022. 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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO 414: Silver Birch. Reduce Silver Birch by 30% and crown thin by 10% - 15% at 19 Beacon Way Rickmansworth Hertfordshire. The tree has grown significantly since it was last reduced and thinned in 2011. It now very big and is casting excessive shade over the garden and house. Incidentally, the house was extended in 2017 and is now 4.5 meters closer to the tree. We are requesting a repeat of the work that was permitted and carried out in 2011 just before we purchased the property.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1471/TPO
- May 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front extension; part single, part two storey side and rear extension and alterations to fenestration
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/0508/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 19 Beacon Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 10 years.
£1,330,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£1,330,000
+108.5%over 10 years13 September 2011
£638,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 7PQ: £805,000 (2019–2006).
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
Years Held for 19 Beacon Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,037
Street avg £4,397
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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