3 Chartwell House, Old Uxbridge Road, West Hyde, Rickmansworth, WD3 9XP

3 Chartwell House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Hyde, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 9XP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 33.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 98.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £412,865.