Hither Cottage, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ

Hither Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 403 m² (around 4338 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. At 403 m² the property is well over the postcode median (286 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,368,000 sits 109.6% above the 2006 sale of £1,130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 57.4% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.