2 Bishops Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3LZ
About 2 Bishops Avenue
2 Bishops Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-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 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£843/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £880,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a porch application was refused at 2 Bishops Avenue in 2023.
- Aug 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single; part two storey front/side/rear extension including front porch, rooflight and dormer (following demolition of side/rear garage) and rear patio and steps. (Revised application).
- Agent
- Alan Cox Associates
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0902/HSE
- Apr 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single; part two storey front/side/rear extension including front porch, dormer and rooflight (following demolition of existing side/rear garage) and rear steps/patio.
- Agent
- JLArchitecture
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0320/HSE
What's in 2 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
Price for 2 Bishops Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£941,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£880,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£880,000
+389.0%over 22 years5 July 1998
£179,950
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 2 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
On habitable rooms, 2 Bishops Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,072
Street avg £6,529
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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.
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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