5 Gables Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 4SP
About 5 Gables Avenue
5 Gables Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 4SP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 32.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). At 106 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 13 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
- Bedrooms4
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of replacement single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- HOME EXTENSION DESIGNS
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0046/HSE
What's in 5 Gables Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 4SP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Gables Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£720,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£545,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2016Most recent
£545,000
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
5 Gables Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,142
Street avg £4,651
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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