5 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
About 5 Cardinal Avenue
5 Cardinal Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £860,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£701/sq ft) was about 135.4% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2017OutbuildingAmendmentIn report
Detached outbuilding in rear garden for use as storage and home office (Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing).
- Agent
- USL Architects
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1964/CLE
- May 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- M Abdelkader
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/13/0624
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Cardinal Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 29 years.
£860,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2025Most recent
£860,000
+212.7%over 17 years21 December 2007
£275,000
+66.7%over 5 years17 June 2002
£165,000
+101.2%over 6 years15 November 1995
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 1EN: £499,950 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WD6 1EN
65 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Aug 2025
£649,95023 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
£499,95033 Cardinal Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1EN
Sold Jun 2020
£475,000
Everything we know about 5 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
Price per m² for 5 Cardinal Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,544
Street avg £5,000
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 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