23 Barham Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3PW

23 Barham Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3PW). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2385 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 44), 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 March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 222 m² it sits well below the postcode median (413 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 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. Today's modelled estimate of £2,010,000 is 27.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 74.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.