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Get started81a is a five-bedroom detached house in Bushey (WD23 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £855,000 sits 103.6% above the 2004 sale of £420,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 43.9% below the postcode norm. At 139 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 8 EPCs).
81a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
EPC Rating for 81a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,022
Street avg £4,859
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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3 September 2004Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD23 1BL: £685,000 (2024–2018).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
WD23 1JP
Steeplands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ashfield Junior School. 23 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB
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