3 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
About 3 Cardinal Avenue
3 Cardinal Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 10.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£626/sq ft) was about 119.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. At 69 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 28 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Cardinal Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/1564/HSE
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Cardinal Avenue
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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
3 Cardinal Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.6% per year over 1 year.
£465,000
Growth on file: 21.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
29 January 2016Most recent
£465,000
+21.6%29 September 2015
£382,500
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 3 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Cardinal Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 3 Cardinal Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,739
Street avg £5,030
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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