Austen House, Flat 7, 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 60 m² (around 646 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Austen House, where floor areas span 59–73 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (83 versus a best of 85).
Sold February 2021 for £360,000. 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£360,000
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 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 1, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Jan 2021
£140,000Austen House, Flat 6, Kipling Way, Borehamwood, WD6 2FT
Sold Oct 2020
£368,000
Everything we know about Austen House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Kipling Way homes
On price per m², Austen House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,000
Street avg £5,067
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 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