What type of property is 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL last sold for £385,000 in February 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £345,000 in December 2010, so prices have been rising over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2010 and February 2012, 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL rose from £345,000 to £385,000, a change of £40,000. That works out to roughly +9.5% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

The current EPC rating for 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in May 2010. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL had any planning applications?

4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL has 4 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL is in council tax band D.

Where is 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL located?

4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL sits in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood. It falls within the WD6 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

Police records around 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

The closest primary school to 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL is St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School (1.8km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bushey Meads School (2.1km).

How well connected is 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL?

The closest bus stop to 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, WD6 3AL is Lismirrane Business Park, 1.2km away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3AL

5 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Grove Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Grove Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Across 2010–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 48.1% above the 2012 sale price.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Grove Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2020

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Grove Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

Jun 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Erection of detached, single storey outbuilding to rear garden for disabled care use.
Agent
ES Architecture Ltd
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
20/0495/HSE
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Feb 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
15/2236/HSE
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What's in 4 Grove Cottages, Hogg Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3AL's planning history?

3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Grove Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£570,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2012)

£385,000

Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

24 February 2012Most recent
£385,000
+11.6%over 1 year
9 December 2010
£345,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 3AL: £145,000 (2023–1997).

Nearby sales in WD6 3AL

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Borehamwood report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Lismirrane Business Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD6 3AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD6 3AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

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