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

8a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Mill End, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 8HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 460 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 3rd 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 47). Other recorded features include a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold June 2019 for £227,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 55.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.