Wild Orchid, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, WD6 3QZ
About Wild Orchid
Wild Orchid is a detached house in Elstree, Borehamwood, Borehamwood (WD6 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 648 m² (around 6975 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 648 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). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wild Orchid's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2026ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (piling method statement) of planning permission reference 22/0331/FUL.
- Agent
- Price Parizi
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1818/DOC
- Aug 2025ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 9 (trees) and 10 (demolition and construction method statement) of planning permission reference 22/0331/FUL.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0748/DOC
What's in Wild Orchid, 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
Wild Orchid has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,933,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 Wild Orchid, 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
On floor area, Wild Orchid stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
648 m²
Street avg 386 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 11.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
19 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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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