Cloud Cottage, High Street, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3BZ
About Cloud Cottage
Cloud Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 sits 69.3% above the 2002 sale of £375,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Cloud Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cloud Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 7 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2002Most recent
£375,000
+123.9%over 6 years15 December 1995
£167,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in WD6 3BZ: £216,000 (2017–2002).
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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
Watling Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB