6 Buttlehide, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9TZ

6 Buttlehide is an end-of-terrace house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2020. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 67.8% above the 2012 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 22% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.