Terraced 3 sales on record

14 ROBESON WAY

BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY

£420,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Robeson Way	0.1 miles
Shop	Hartforde Road Shops	0.4 miles
Train station	Elstree & Borehamwood	1.3 miles
University	Middlesex University	5.0 miles
Hospital	Watford General Hospital	6.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

59 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2003-2006

Last sold

£420,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£7,119/m²

Local average

£458,050 (34 sales)

Street crime

211 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 05/06/2025

Expiry date: 04/06/2035

Current heating cost: £618/year

Potential heating cost: £556/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,725

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	31/03/2026	£420,000	Terraced	+40%	£422,949 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	22/01/2021	£300,000	Terraced	-21.6%	£336,913 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	05/04/2017	£382,500	Terraced	—	£462,130 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	07/01/2026	£445,000
sold	01/01/2026	£420,000
sold	01/01/2021	£300,000
sold	01/01/2017	£382,500
sold	01/01/2003	£183,600
sold	01/01/1995	£79,995

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
2 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX	£430,000	17/10/2025	Terraced
6 CYGNET CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NG	£350,000	21/05/2025	Terraced
20 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX	£407,000	24/11/2023	Terraced
36 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT	£520,000	06/07/2023	Terraced
12 GATE CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5DF	£440,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
12 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX	£610,000	07/12/2022	Terraced
7 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT	£460,000	01/08/2022	Terraced
18 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT	£575,000	03/05/2022	Terraced
39 WILCOX CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5PY	£325,000	29/04/2022	Terraced
21 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY	£500,000	29/04/2022	Terraced
17 ALEXANDRA ROAD, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5PB	£530,000	13/04/2022	Terraced
9 EALING CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NS	£380,000	17/02/2022	Terraced
5 BALCON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5DQ	£352,000	31/01/2022	Terraced
25 BRAY CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NH	£369,000	07/01/2022	Terraced
29 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY	£415,000	21/12/2021	Terraced
23 DANZIGER WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5DA	£377,000	12/11/2021	Terraced
30 WILCOX CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5PY	£347,000	02/11/2021	Terraced
25 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX	£385,000	27/10/2021	Terraced
26 BRAY CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NH	£280,000	20/10/2021	Terraced
8 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT	£410,000	17/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £423,100 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 19.1%

10y growth 12.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Hertsmere. Series: Terraced. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 3.7%

5y (index) 9%

10y (index) 20.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Hertsmere. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,635/mo

Realistic £1,817/mo

Optimistic £1,999/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Hertsmere.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Maisonette, Lion Court, WD6	£2,250/mo	2	0.19 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Tempsford Avenue, WD6	£1,700/mo	2	0.94 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,975/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.47%

Max investor price (0.8%) £246,875

Target investor price (1%) £197,500

Gross yield 5.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.7×

Monthly cashflow £98/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~255 m² (0.06 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	77
Anti-social behaviour	37
Other theft	21
Public order	15
Drugs	14
Criminal damage and arson	13
Vehicle crime	9
Shoplifting	8
Other crime	7
Burglary	5
Possession of weapons	4
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	211

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Hertswood Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 21 Sep 2022
Elstree Screen Arts Academy	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 17 Oct 2019
Woodlands Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 28 Sep 2022
Cowley Hill School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 11 Jan 2012
St Teresa Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 4 Jul 2016

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 14 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY

## Property details

- Slug: `70818ed` (address key hash: `70818ed9dff3a0711062516dd1c139a455da74ae`)
- Postcode: WD6 5RY
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 59 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £420,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £7,119/m²
- Local average: £458,050 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 211 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £420,000
- Date: 2026-03-31
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 04/06/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £618/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0356-3051-3206-1145-2200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-31 | £420,000 | Terraced | +40% | £422,949 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-04d7-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2021-01-22 | £300,000 | Terraced | -21.6% | £336,913 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c18f412a-d83b-81a6-e053-6b04a8c0ad18) |
| Sold | 2017-04-05 | £382,500 | Terraced | — | £462,130 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e95d757-6cf6-eda1-e050-a8c0630539e2) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY | £420,000 | 31/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 14 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY | £300,000 | 22/01/2021 | Terraced |
| 14 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY | £382,500 | 05/04/2017 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170909699](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/3242658)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-07 | £445,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £420,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £300,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £382,500 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £183,600 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £79,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX | £430,000 | 17/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 6 CYGNET CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NG | £350,000 | 21/05/2025 | Terraced |
| 20 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX | £407,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 36 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT | £520,000 | 06/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 12 GATE CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5DF | £440,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX | £610,000 | 07/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT | £460,000 | 01/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 18 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT | £575,000 | 03/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 39 WILCOX CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5PY | £325,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 21 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY | £500,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 ALEXANDRA ROAD, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5PB | £530,000 | 13/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 EALING CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NS | £380,000 | 17/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 BALCON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5DQ | £352,000 | 31/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 BRAY CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NH | £369,000 | 07/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 29 ROBESON WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RY | £415,000 | 21/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 23 DANZIGER WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5DA | £377,000 | 12/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 30 WILCOX CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5PY | £347,000 | 02/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 25 MILLAND COURT, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RX | £385,000 | 27/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 26 BRAY CLOSE, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5NH | £280,000 | 20/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 8 NOVELLO WAY, BOREHAMWOOD, HERTSMERE, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD6 5RT | £410,000 | 17/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £423,100 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 19.1%
- **10y growth:** 12.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Hertsmere; Terraced series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 9%
- **10y growth (index):** 20.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Hertsmere). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,635/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,817/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,999/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Lion Court, WD6 | £2,250/mo | 2 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Tempsford Avenue, WD6 | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,975/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £246,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £197,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,975/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £98/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 77 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **211** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hertswood Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Elstree Screen Arts Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 17 Oct 2019 |
| Woodlands Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 28 Sep 2022 |
| Cowley Hill School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 11 Jan 2012 |
| St Teresa Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 4 Jul 2016 |