3 Banks Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5QR
About 3 Banks Road
3 Banks Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Borehamwood (WD6 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 57 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2019 for £425,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 13.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£690/sq ft) was about 138.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Banks Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Banks Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/0951/HSE
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/12/1297
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Banks Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 23 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2019Most recent
£425,000
+74.2%over 7 years9 October 2011
£244,000
+31.9%over 7 years27 May 2004
£184,995
+102.2%over 5 years6 May 1999
£91,500
+23.6%over 2 years29 September 1996
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD6 5QR: £278,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in WD6 5QR
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Banks Road homes
3 Banks Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,427
Street avg £5,364
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 42 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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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