The Cottage, Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1AY
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in February 2005. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 92.3% above the 2005 sale of £222,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 8 years.
£222,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2005Most recent
£222,000
+69.5%over 3 years2 April 2001
£131,000
+79.5%over 4 years16 December 1996
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1AY: £420,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in WD6 1AY
13 Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1AY
Sold May 2024
£420,0001 Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1AY
Sold Apr 2024
£475,0003 Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1AY
Sold Jan 2023
£475,0009 Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1AY
Sold Aug 2019
£368,0005 Glenhaven Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1AY
Sold Apr 2002
£117,000
Everything we know about The Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Glenhaven Avenue homes
The Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,581
Street avg £3,345
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glenhaven Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Yavneh College. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB