High Carrs, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
About High Carrs
High Carrs is a detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 478 m² (around 5145 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 478 m² the property is well over the postcode median (286 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £2,730,000 sits 628% above the 1998 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 87.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
High Carrs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
High Carrs has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 3no. BEECH trees. Crown thin by 20% and cut back from building by 1.2m. T
- Agent
- The Tree Feller ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1105/TPO
- Sept 2009BasementFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
*Electronic documents only, no paper fileErection of 2 storey side extension including basement and new garage; Modification of rear windows & modification of entrance veranda & existing side elevation window.
- Agent
- Ash Sakula Architects
Extension- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/09/1238
What's in High Carrs, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
High Carrs's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£2,730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 1998Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 3QZ: £1,860,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in WD6 3QZ
Copperfields, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
Sold Nov 2024
£1,860,000Gaisgill, Flat 3, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
Sold Apr 2023
£1,930,000Gaisgill, Flat 6, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
Sold Mar 2023
£2,150,000Gaisgill, Flat 4, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
Sold Oct 2022
£1,600,000Gaisgill, Flat 5, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
Sold Sept 2022
£1,650,000
Everything we know about High Carrs, 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 Barnet Lane homes
High Carrs is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£785
Street avg £5,296
Floor Area
478 m²
Street avg 401 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 11 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Knowl Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School. 22 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB