5 Dales Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2SG

5 Dales Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 2SG). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 sits 179.6% above the 2003 sale of £198,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm.