1 Ashley Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 2JE
About 1 Ashley Drive
1 Ashley Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 2JE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 184.7% above the 2005 sale of £222,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 57.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Ashley Drive
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2012PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of new front porch; Two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- E L H Associates
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/11/2499
What's in 1 Ashley Drive, Borehamwood, WD6 2JE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Ashley Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 5 years.
£222,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2005Most recent
£222,000
+77.6%over 5 years1 February 2000
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 2JE: £337,000 (2024–2011).
Everything we know about 1 Ashley Drive, 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 Ashley Drive homes
On price per m², 1 Ashley Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £4,500
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dacre Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Summerswood Primary School. 20 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
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB