1 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE
About 1 Longmore Close
1 Longmore Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9SE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 sits 90% above the 2007 sale of £249,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 12 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Longmore Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Longmore Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval: Single storey rear extension (depth 6.00 metres, maximum height 3.40 metres, maximum eaves height 2.92 metres)
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1415/PDE
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of single storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0087/FUL
What's in 1 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 November 2007Most recent
£249,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9SE: £430,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in WD3 9SE
14 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE
Sold Mar 2025
£400,00019 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE
Sold Oct 2024
£430,0007 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE
Sold Aug 2024
£457,5004 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE
Sold Sept 2020
£420,00012 Longmore Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SE
Sold Aug 2014
£499,950
Everything we know about 1 Longmore Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Is something wrong with it?
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Longmore Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Longmore Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £4,546
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.2 km
The Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB