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12 Orchard Way, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HZ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Orchard Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Orchard Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mill End, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 86 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£580/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £537,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Orchard Way, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Orchard Way has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£549,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£537,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 August 2021Most recent

    £537,000

    +53.4%over 6 years

  2. 22 December 2014

    £350,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 8HZ: £460,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Way homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 Orchard Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,244

Street avg £4,961

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Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£550k

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WD3 8EB

3 bed
£544k

1 Ashleys

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3 bed1 bath
£525k

1 Hall Close, Mill End

WD3 8US

3 bed1 bath
£479k

1 Gade Villas, Uxbridge Road

WD3 8XA

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£641k

1 Harriet Walker Way

WD3 8RT

3 bed
£460k

1 Curtis Close, Mill End

WD3 8QA

3 bed1 bath
£450k

1 Fotherley Road, Mill End

WD3 8QQ

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rickmansworth district page.
Full Rickmansworth report

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Windsor Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St John Catholic Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 8HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD3 8HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 8HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Orchard Way, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.