17 Essex Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1BP
About 17 Essex Road
17 Essex Road is a semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 25.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of loft to habitable room to include 2 x rear dormer windows, 4 x front roof lights, obscured glass window to side elevation and raising of the party wall to facilitate the conversion. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).
- Agent
- OPS Chartered Surveyors
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1031/CLP
- Jul 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension
- Agent
- OPS Chartered Surveyors
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1022/HSE
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Essex Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 18 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2015Most recent
£390,000
+129.4%over 12 years28 October 2002
£170,000
+132.9%over 5 years27 March 1997
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1BP: £510,000 (2024–2022).
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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 Essex Road homes
17 Essex Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,588
Street avg £4,562
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Furzehill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Teresa Catholic Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB