1 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
About 1 Cardinal Avenue
1 Cardinal Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 is 30% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £500,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cardinal Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
1 Cardinal Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 18 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2019Most recent
£500,000
+194.1%over 18 years10 October 2001
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1EN: £535,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WD6 1EN
65 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Aug 2025
£649,9505 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Mar 2025
£860,00023 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Jun 2023
£535,00073 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Nov 2021
£468,00035 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Jun 2020
£499,950
Everything we know about 1 Cardinal Avenue, 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 Cardinal Avenue homes
1 Cardinal Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,032
Street avg £5,130
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
38.8dB