5 Longcroft Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TJ
About 5 Longcroft Road
5 Longcroft Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 90.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £417,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 5 Longcroft Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2022FullIn report
Change of use of land to residential curtilage and installation of close boarded fencing adjacent to footpath
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/2730/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Longcroft Road
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- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£417,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£417,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9TJ: £390,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in WD3 9TJ
25 Longcroft Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TJ
Sold Sept 2024
£380,00015 Longcroft Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TJ
Sold Sept 2024
£442,50011 Longcroft Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TJ
Sold Jul 2022
£475,00023 Longcroft Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TJ
Sold Sept 2019
£330,5009 Longcroft Road, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TJ
Sold Aug 2015
£305,000
Everything we know about 5 Longcroft Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Longcroft Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Longcroft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,560
Street avg £4,264
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tichborne — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB