8 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY
About 8 Grange Road
8 Grange Road is a detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (169 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £950,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Construction of a single storey front extension to include the conversion of garage to habitable room, first floor side extension and two storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Town & Country Planning Limited
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0353/HSE
- Apr 2020Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of loft to habitable room with rear dormer and roof light and new side window. Certificate of Lawful Development (proposed).
- Agent
- Town & Country Planning Limited
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0352/CLP
What's in 8 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,000,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 January 2020Most recent
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 3LY: £1,025,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in WD6 3LY
3 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY
Sold Jun 2024
£1,810,00025 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY
Sold Mar 2024
£955,00030 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY
Sold Feb 2023
£1,025,00042 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY
Sold Mar 2022
£972,00036 Grange Road, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LY
Sold Jun 2021
£1,325,000
Everything we know about 8 Grange Road, 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 Grange Road homes
8 Grange Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,231
Street avg £5,583
Floor Area
294 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Barham Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School. 19 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB