7 Essex Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1BP
About 7 Essex Road
7 Essex Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 95 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 is 29% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £465,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 Essex Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
7 Essex Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Essex Road
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
7 Essex Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 17 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2024Most recent
£465,000
+60.3%over 16 years3 September 2007
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1BP: £510,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 7 Essex Road, 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 Essex Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Essex Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,895
Street avg £4,540
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB