2 Gables Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 4SP
About 2 Gables Avenue
2 Gables Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 4SP). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £864,000 sits 52.9% above the 2013 sale of £565,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 151 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last sold in May 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
2 Gables Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Gables Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2022AmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material amendment to allow for removal of rear dormer and 2 x front roof lights and the addition of a side window following the grant of planning permission ref 20/0618/HSE.
- Agent
- Town & Country Planning Limited
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0241/MA
- May 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension. Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0586/CLP
What's in 2 Gables Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 4SP's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Gables Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£864,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 12 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2013Most recent
£565,000
+29.9%over 11 years22 October 2001
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 4SP: £610,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in WD6 4SP
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Versus other Gables Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 2 Gables Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,742
Street avg £4,759
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stratfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Teresa Catholic Primary School. 15 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
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB