2 The Hawthorns, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UH

2 The Hawthorns is a three-bedroom detached house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 is 16.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£573/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016.