12 Cromwell Road, Borehamwood, WD6 4LW
About 12 Cromwell Road
12 Cromwell Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £460,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£638/sq ft) was about 115.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
12 Cromwell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
12 Cromwell Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2022Most recent
£460,000
+19.5%over 5 years17 March 2017
£385,000
+108.1%over 11 years25 August 2005
£185,000
+128.4%over 7 years20 October 1997
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 4LW: £510,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WD6 4LW
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Versus other Cromwell Road homes
Price per m² for 12 Cromwell Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,866
Street avg £3,987
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.1 km
Rossington Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Meryfield Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB