# 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: £457,609 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 183 incidents within 1 mile (May 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% | £420,421 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-04d7-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2021-01-22 | £300,000 | Terraced | -21.6% | £335,235 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c18f412a-d83b-81a6-e053-6b04a8c0ad18) |
| Sold | 2017-04-05 | £382,500 | Terraced | — | £459,829 (to April 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:** 2.7%
- **10y growth:** 18.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,622/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,802/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,982/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, Shenley Road, WD6 | £1,525/mo | 2 | 0.83 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Shenley Road, WD6 | £1,625/mo | 2 | 0.91 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Tempsford Avenue, WD6 | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,775/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £207,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £166,300

*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 £1,663/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-182/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.8%

*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 | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **183** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |