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About 71 Highland Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
71 Highland Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bushey (WD23 4HH). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 110% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £840,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 71 Highland Drive, Bushey, WD23 4HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2017Loft ConversionOutlineGrant Lawful Certificate (Proposed Dev)
Loft conversion to provide habitable living accommodation, incorporating hip to gable roof alteration and insertion of 2 front rooflights and a rear dormer window with Juliette balcony (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£893,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£840,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highland Drive homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 71 Highland Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,000
Street avg £4,812
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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