45 Bairstow Close, Borehamwood, WD6 4TB

45 Bairstow Close is a mid-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 4TB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £405,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, subdivision, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.