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3 sales on record
About 5 Castle Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Castle Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bushey (WD23 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2021 for £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Close, Bushey, WD23 3LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullGrant Permission
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 5 Castle Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£650,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Castle Close homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Castle Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,462
Street avg £5,341
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bushey district page.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD23 3LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 52 points of interest in total.
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