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16 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Bishops Avenue

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

16 Bishops Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2021 for £1,180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

16 Bishops Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Bishops Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Sept 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension and alteration to rear patio. (Revision of application 22/0849/HSE)

    Agent
    Nett Assets Limited
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    22/1259/HSE
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of a single storey rear extension and alterations to the rear patio. (AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED: 05/07/2022 - Reduced width of single storey extension)

    Agent
    Nett Assets Limited
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    22/0849/HSE
    View planning record

What's in 16 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£1,180,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 November 2021Most recent

    £1,180,000

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.

Habitable Rooms for 16 Bishops Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,592

Street avg £6,877

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Floor Area

211 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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