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

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
40 m²
431 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Orchard Way

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

5 Orchard Way is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Mill End, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–111 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 34 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£505/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £217,500.

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Valuation

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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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Orchard Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Orchard Way, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.
Current estimate

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£217,500

Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 July 2019Most recent

    £217,500

    +1.2%over 3 years

  2. 11 August 2015

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 8HZ: £475,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Way homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Orchard Way runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 70 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 43 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
Comparables

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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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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 5 Orchard Way, Mill End, Rickmansworth, WD3 8HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.