5 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
About 5 Ash Vale
5 Ash Vale is a three-bedroom detached house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 61.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Ash Vale has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension and insertion of new window on side elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/2738/FUL
What's in 5 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 20 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2021Most recent
£520,000
+62.5%over 15 years31 January 2006
£320,000
+70.7%over 4 years13 September 2001
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9UJ: £555,000 (2025–2006).
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
£525,0004 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Mar 2020
£596,0002 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Jul 2006
£374,9503 Ash Vale, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UJ
Sold Jul 1999
£136,000
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Versus other Ash Vale homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Ash Vale runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,714
Street avg £3,944
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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