12 Horwood Close, Rickmansworth, WD3 8RS

12 Horwood Close is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rickmansworth (WD3 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 sits 373.8% above the 1997 sale of £128,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 33.9% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 7 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.