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Benslow

3,874 people · median £322,500 · North Hertfordshire

Among the least deprived
North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control   23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£322,500 median 2nd cheapest of 20 neighbourhoods
among 20 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire

A typical home here sells for £322,500, up 7.5% over five years. That's about 10× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 83 sales
£151k£212k£273k£334k£395k2010201720252021 +24%−16%£322,500
Median sold price£322,500
5-year change+7.5%
Price per square metre£4,211 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£0k£103k£206k£308k£411k1995201020251997 +45%−23%£322,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£840k
Semi-detached
£641k
Terraced
£510k
Flat
£270k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership50%

Owned outright
22%
With a mortgage
28%
Private rented
37%
Social rented
12%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,414

North Hertfordshire District Council£276
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,609
Band B£1,878
Band C£2,146
Band D (baseline)£2,414
Band E£2,950
Band F£3,487
Band G£4,023
Band H£4,828
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£4,211 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Benslow 44 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Walsworth Road£181,000433+3.3%
Nightingale Road£190,000253+12.3%
Queen Street£162,950205-4.3%
Whinbush Road£204,998200-40.8%
Peppermint Road£226,995175-3%
Harrison Close£223,000112
Dacre Road£165,000111-8.3%
Highbury Road£236,250110+4.9%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in North Hertfordshire how Benslow compares · from North Hertfordshire

Fastest 5-yr growth: Knebworth +46.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Knebworth£443,000+46.3%134
Willian£471,000+31.5%56
Whitehill£525,000+29.1%70
Westmill£440,000+24.7%90
Codicote£530,000+21.4%142
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Benslow — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
144 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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