1 Peartree Cottages, Old Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 9XX
About 1 Peartree Cottages
1 Peartree Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rickmansworth (WD3 9XX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 890 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 34). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 41.8% above the 2009 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
1 Peartree Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2016AmendmentIn report
Part Retrospective: Detached garage (amendment to garage permitted under application 14/0836/RSP to alter roof and fenestration)
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/1964/RSP
- Jun 2014PorchAmendmentIn report
Part Retrospective: Front porch, erection of garage and timber shed outbuilding
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/0836/RSP
What's in 1 Peartree Cottages, Old Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 9XX's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 5 years.
£273,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2009Most recent
£273,000
+70.6%over 5 years10 February 2004
£160,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in WD3 9XX: £640,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in WD3 9XX
Everything we know about 1 Peartree Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
Tilehouse Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB