Austen House, Flat 1, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
About Austen House
Austen House is a detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 2FT). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft). At 59 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Austen House (59–73 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (83 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (August 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since July 2020.
Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm. Sold January 2021 for £140,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Austen House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Austen House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Austen House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 January 2021Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 2FT: £365,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in WD6 2FT
Austen House, Flat 5, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Jan 2024
£387,500Austen House, Flat 7, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Feb 2021
£360,000Austen House, Flat 4, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Jan 2021
£350,000Austen House, Flat 8, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Jan 2021
£365,000Austen House, Flat 6, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Oct 2020
£368,000
Everything we know about Austen House, in one report
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Versus other Kipling Way homes
Price per m² for Austen House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,373
Street avg £5,793
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 0.9 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
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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
0.2 km
Wordsworth Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Summerswood Primary School. 21 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
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB