1b, Brownlow Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2DE
About 1b
1b is a detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 2DE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 164.4% above the 2006 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 34.6% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 15 EPCs).
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Risks
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Planning history
1b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 10 years.
£87,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2006Most recent
£87,000
-37.9%6 July 2006
£140,000
+13.8%over 2 years31 July 2003
£123,000
+186.0%over 7 years21 July 1996
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 2DE: £425,000 (2025–2020).
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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
0.1 km
Mildred Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Yavneh College. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB