The Old Barn, Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN
About The Old Barn
The Old Barn is a five-bedroom detached house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9SN). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2317 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The property has solar panels and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £974,000 is 10.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Old Barn
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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Old Barn was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of single storey side and rear extensions with associated internal alterations
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0162/FUL
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension with accommodation contained within the roofspace and single storey glazed link extension
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0557/FUL
What's in The Old Barn, Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£974,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 17 years.
£880,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2015Most recent
£880,000
+282.6%over 14 years23 August 2001
£230,000
+162.9%over 2 years23 March 1999
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9SN: £480,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WD3 9SN
8 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN
Sold Jul 2024
£650,0002 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN
Sold Jul 2020
£580,00012 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN
Sold Jul 2020
£416,00022 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN
Sold Mar 2020
£405,00016 Maple Lodge Close, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SN
Sold Aug 2019
£480,000
Everything we know about The Old Barn, 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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Versus other Maple Lodge Close homes
The Old Barn outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,088
Street avg £4,138
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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
0.7 km
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 12 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB