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Park Close, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3

London

£1,750,000

Listed on 15/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
3049 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This detached period house is set on a private road between Rickmansworth and Northwood, with approximately 3,049 sq ft of accommodation arranged over two floors. The ground floor has a central reception hall and staircase, two principal reception rooms, and a further family room with an en suite that can also serve as a fifth bedroom. Period details include timber panelling, exposed beams, fireplaces and high ceilings. At the rear, a kitchen and breakfast area connects with a conservatory, both opening onto the garden. A utility room and cloakroom complete this level. Upstairs are four double bedrooms, a family bathroom, a separate WC, an en suite shower room and a dressing room. Outside, a gravel carriage driveway provides parking and leads to a four-car garage. The rear garden is stated to extend to about 0.4 acres and includes a stone terrace, lawn, mature planting, a garden store and woodland walk. Rickmansworth town centre and station are approximately three-quarters of a mile away, while Northwood and its Metropolitan Line station are around 1.5 miles distant. The M25 at Chorleywood is approximately three miles away. The house offers substantial existing accommodation and scope for a purchaser to consider updating its more traditional interior finishes, subject to their requirements.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

57out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a substantial period home with a clear cosmetic-refresh canvas rather than a major renovation job. The hall, reception rooms and photographed bedrooms retain traditional finishes, while the kitchen appears clean and usable; the established south-facing garden, terrace and generous driveway add to the appeal. The guide is not applicable here: at £574/sqf, the £1.75m asking price is slightly below the local average of £578/sqf, which is a modest positive. However, the overall score is D because the numbers leave little headroom against the implied current local average value before fees, even allowing for the light works estimated at £6,000–£18,000.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the traditional panelling, wallpaper and carpets to give the reception spaces and photographed bedrooms a more contemporary finish while retaining the period character.
  • Make the most of the clean, functional kitchen and substantial south-facing garden, terrace and woodland walk as existing lifestyle assets.
  • The flexible family room with en suite and the substantial garage provide useful options for family or guest use.

Key risks

  • The economics are tight: the purchase price plus the renovation midpoint is already close to the implied current local average value, before stamp duty or fees.

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Park Close, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

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£6,611
Based on a loan of £1,312,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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