What type of property is 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW last sold for £1,665,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £475,000 in March 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 1999 and September 2020, 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW rose from £475,000 to £1,665,000, a change of £1,190,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

The current EPC rating for 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (2,303 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WD6 3PW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW heated?

The latest EPC at 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW located?

43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW sits in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood. It falls within the WD6 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW in a safe area?

Police records around 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

The closest primary school to 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW is Meryfield Primary School (1.2km), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Yavneh College (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW?

The closest bus stop to 43 Barham Avenue, WD6 3PW is Barham Avenue, 298m away. The nearest rail option is Elstree & Borehamwood Rail Station, 520m away.

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43 Barham Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3PW

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

214 m²

2303 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 43 Barham Avenue

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

43 Barham Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3PW). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 214 m² it sits well below the postcode median (413 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£723/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,665,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Barham Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3PW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2011
Amendment
In report
Application for a non-material amendment following the grant of planning permission reference TP/09/338.
Agent
Reginald A Lambert
Reference
MA/11/0507
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What's in 43 Barham Avenue, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3PW'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.

43 Barham Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£1,783,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£1,665,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

10 September 2020Most recent
£1,665,000
+58.6%over 13 years
15 December 2006
£1,050,000
+121.1%over 7 years
5 March 1999
£475,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 3PW: £2,000,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in WD6 3PW

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On the street

Versus other Barham Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

43 Barham Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,780

Street avg £4,698

Strongly above

Floor Area

214 m²

Street avg 400 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed2 bath

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WD6 3BA

3 bed1 bath

£436k

1 Dylan Close, Elstree

WD6 3LL

3 bed2 bath

£426k

1 Fir Tree Court, Allum Lane, Elstree

WD6 3NF

3 bed2 bath

£360k

1 Boreham Holt, Elstree

WD6 3QF

3 bed1 bath

£1m

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Barham Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Meryfield Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD6 3PW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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