What type of property is 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

20 Franklins, WD3 9SY is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY last change hands?

20 Franklins, WD3 9SY last sold for £142,500 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £105,000 in August 2008, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

Across 2 sales between August 2008 and May 2022, 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY rose from £105,000 to £142,500, a change of £37,500. That works out to roughly +2.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

The current EPC rating for 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

20 Franklins, WD3 9SY has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (667 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD3 9SY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

20 Franklins, WD3 9SY is in council tax band C.

Where is 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY located?

20 Franklins, WD3 9SY sits in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth. It falls within the WD3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

Police records around 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

The closest primary school to 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY is Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (741m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Reach Free School (1.0km).

What is the nearest station to 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY?

The closest bus stop to 20 Franklins, WD3 9SY is The Cross, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Franklins, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SY

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

62 m²

667 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Franklins

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

20 Franklins is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9SY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. At 62 m² this is the 17th smallest of 54 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 62 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 53 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 40.7% below the postcode norm. Sold May 2022 for £142,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

20 Franklins's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Franklins, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Franklins has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£146,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£142,500

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

26 May 2022Most recent
£142,500
+35.7%over 13 years
28 August 2008
£105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9SY: £455,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in WD3 9SY

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On the street

Versus other Franklins homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Franklins runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,298

Street avg £3,094

Strongly below

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

On par

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 9SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 9SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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