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17 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
108 m²
1167 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Cardinal Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Cardinal Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1167 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 sits 80.1% above the 2010 sale of £332,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Cardinal Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Cardinal Avenue has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2023
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Single storey front and porch extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    23/1051/HSE
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Cardinal Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£598,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£332,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 October 2010Most recent

    £332,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1EN: £535,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Cardinal Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 Cardinal Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,063

Street avg £5,166

Strongly below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£649k

1 Essex Road

WD6 1BP

3 bed1 bath
£650k

1 Cardinal Avenue

WD6 1EN

3 bed2 bath
£509k

1 Clarendon Mews

WD6 1XN

3 bed1 bath
£709k

1 Almond Way

WD6 1HF

4 bed2 bath
£863k

1 Chandos Road

WD6 1UU

4 bed
£323k

1 Fairway House, Eldon Avenue

WD6 1PT

2 bed1 bath
£302k

1 Fairway Avenue

WD6 1PR

2 bed1 bath
£295k

1 Audley Close

WD6 1UF

2 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Borehamwood district page.
Full Borehamwood report

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD6 1EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WD6 1EN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD6 1EN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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