24 Birch Walk, Grove Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EB
About 24 Birch Walk
24 Birch Walk is a one-bedroom detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 71% above the 2011 sale of £138,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
Energy performance
24 Birch Walk'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Birch Walk has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 Birch Walk
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
24 Birch Walk's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 10 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2011Most recent
£138,000
18 December 2006
£137,500
+4.2%over 2 years22 August 2004
£132,000
+78.4%over 3 years29 May 2001
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 5EB: £390,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in WD6 5EB
19 Birch Walk, Grove Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EB
Sold Aug 2024
£405,00015 Birch Walk, Grove Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EB
Sold Dec 2023
£415,00020 Birch Walk, Grove Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EB
Sold Jun 2022
£250,00014 Birch Walk, Grove Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EB
Sold Apr 2022
£390,00018 Birch Walk, Grove Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EB
Sold Dec 2016
£385,000
Everything we know about 24 Birch Walk, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Birch Walk homes
EPC Rating for 24 Birch Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.1 km
Digswell Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cowley Hill School. 17 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB