16 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
About 16 Bishops Avenue
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
16 Bishops Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Bishops Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn 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
- Jul 2022ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2021Most recent
£1,180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 3LZ: £1,120,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WD6 3LZ
6 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
Sold Jul 2025
£1,425,00019 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
Sold Feb 2025
£1,120,00010 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
Sold Oct 2024
£870,0008 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
Sold Mar 2024
£1,276,00027 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
Sold Sept 2023
£790,000
Everything we know about 16 Bishops Avenue, 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 Bishops Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 16 Bishops Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,592
Street avg £6,877
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB