8 Grosvenor Road, Borehamwood, WD6 1BT
About 8 Grosvenor Road
8 Grosvenor Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £740,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 105 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£655/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Grosvenor Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single Storey Side & Rear Extension inc bigger dropped kerb to facilitate additional off street parking
- Agent
- Town & Country Planning Limited
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/1353/HSE
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Grosvenor Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 10 years.
£740,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
28 October 2025Most recent
£740,000
-6.9%over 1 year6 November 2023
£795,000
+101.3%over 8 years2 June 2015
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1BT: £521,126 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in WD6 1BT
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Grosvenor Road homes
Years Held for 8 Grosvenor Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,048
Street avg £4,822
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Elstree Studios — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Teresa Catholic Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB