3 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
About 3 Ash Vale
3 Ash Vale is a three-bedroom detached house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 236.8% above the 1999 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Ash Vale has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Ash Vale's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£136,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 1999Most recent
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9UJ: £555,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in WD3 9UJ
6 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Mar 2025
£555,0001 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Dec 2024
£525,0005 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Sept 2021
£520,0004 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Mar 2020
£596,0002 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Jul 2006
£374,950
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Versus other Ash Vale homes
Floor Area for 3 Ash Vale lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,700
Street avg £4,614
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Downings Wood Terminus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.7dB