8 Essex Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1BP

8 Essex Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 19.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.