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11 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band F
Overview

About 11 Bishops Avenue

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

11 Bishops Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£896/sq ft) was about 103.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £935,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

11 Bishops Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jul 2019
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property

    Demolition of existing garage and construction of two storey side and rear extensions and new front porch. Conversion of loft to habitable room to include rooflights to all elvations (Amended plans received 12.07.19)

    Agent
    cocoarchitecture
    ExtensionPorch
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    19/0335/HSE
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2019
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Conversion of loft to habitable space to include rear dormer with 2 Juliet balconies and 3 front roof lights. Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed).

    Agent
    cocoarchitecture
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    19/0822/CLP
    View planning record

What's in 11 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ's planning history?

1 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.

11 Bishops Avenue saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£891,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£935,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2018Most recent

    £935,000

    +35.1%over 4 years
  2. 14 February 2014

    £692,000

    +20.3%over 9 months
  3. 7 May 2013

    £575,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 3LZ: £1,120,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Bishops Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 11 Bishops Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,639

Street avg £6,472

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Borehamwood district page.

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

Knowl Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WD6 3LZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 11 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.