What kind of home is Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ?

Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ is a detached house.

What did Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ sell for?

Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ last sold for £360,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £364,995 in January 2019, so prices have been flat over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ?

Across 2 sales between January 2019 and January 2021, Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ fell from £364,995 to £360,000, a change of £4,995. That works out to roughly -0.7% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ?

The current EPC rating for Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ?

Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ use?

The latest EPC at Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ in?

Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ sits in Borehamwood. It falls within the WD6 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ in a safe area?

Police records around Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ?

The closest primary school to Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ is St Teresa Catholic Primary School (357m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Elstree Screen Arts Academy (317m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ?

The closest bus stop to Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, WD6 1AJ is Meadow Road, 159m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1AJ

Property type

Detached

Floor top floor

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Overview

About Somerville House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Somerville House is a detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft). At 73 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Somerville House, where floor areas span 43–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £360,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Somerville House, Flat 22, Holmesley Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Somerville House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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Price

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

£388,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.7% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£360,000

Growth on file: -0.7% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

27 January 2021Most recent
£360,000
-1.4%over 2 years
21 January 2019
£364,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1AJ: £385,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in WD6 1AJ

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On the street

Versus other Holmesley Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Somerville House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,932

Street avg £5,461

Below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 6 years

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Meadow Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Elstree Screen Arts Academy. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD6 1AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD6 1AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

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