9 Birch Drive, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UL
About 9 Birch Drive
9 Birch Drive is a detached house in Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9UL). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in November 2001. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 sits 145.4% above the 2001 sale of £297,450. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Birch Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
9 Birch Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£297,450
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 November 2001Most recent
£297,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 9UL: £590,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in WD3 9UL
6 Birch Drive, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UL
Sold Dec 2022
£710,0004 Birch Drive, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UL
Sold Aug 2022
£730,0008 Birch Drive, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UL
Sold Jul 2020
£518,00011 Birch Drive, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UL
Sold Mar 2018
£590,0005 Birch Drive, Maple Cross, Rickmansworth, WD3 9UL
Sold Dec 2014
£499,000
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Versus other Birch Drive homes
9 Birch Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,383
Street avg £4,316
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Hornhill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB