16 Banks Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5QR
About 16 Banks Road
16 Banks Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Borehamwood (WD6 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 457.9% above the 1996 sale of £47,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
16 Banks Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Banks Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Banks Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
16 Banks Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.2% per year over 1 year.
£47,500
Growth on file: 34.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 May 1996Most recent
£47,500
+34.2%over 10 months28 June 1995
£35,397
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 5QR: £278,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in WD6 5QR
Everything we know about 16 Banks Road, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Banks Road homes
On price per m², 16 Banks Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,218
Street avg £6,054
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Banks Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Elstree Screen Arts Academy. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB