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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
2026 YTD · 28 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£322,500
5-year change+7.5%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from North Hertfordshire15.9%
Of the homes across North Hertfordshire that sold again within five years, 15.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses5.6%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses5.3%
Flats17.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new23.7%
Bought second-hand13.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16.3% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (860 resale pairs) across North Hertfordshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership50%
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 £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Benslow 44 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsworth Road | £181,000 | 435 | +1.9% |
| Nightingale Road | £190,000 | 253 | +0.5% |
| Queen Street | £162,950 | 205 | -4.8% |
| Whinbush Road | £205,000 | 201 | -35.6% |
| Peppermint Road | £227,500 | 177 | +0.9% |
| Harrison Close | £223,000 | 113 | -12.5% |
| Dacre Road | £165,000 | 111 | -3.6% |
| Highbury Road | £236,250 | 110 | +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%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 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
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Radcliffe Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £515,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 92 Peppermint Road | Flat | 2 | C | £290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 40 Garrison Court | Flat | 1 | C | £240,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 31 Benslow Lane | Terraced | 2 | C | £430,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 87 Walsworth Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £487,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 28 Peppermint Road | Flat | 3 | C | £296,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 16 Seymour Court | Flat | — | — | £97,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 40 Florence Street | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £370,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 15 St. Annes Court St. Annes Road | Flat | 1 | C | £168,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 22 Sanders Place Walsworth Road | Flat | 2 | B | £284,000 | May 2026 |
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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