1a, Furzehill Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2DG

1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 2DG). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 62 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 60% above the 2008 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.