# 126 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS

## Property details

- Slug: `ccea748` (address key hash: `ccea74867d8c25b7882ecd391db5df200944ddd9`)
- Postcode: HP1 1NS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 103 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £625,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £6,068/m²
- Local average: £486,667 (21 sales)
- Street crime: 331 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £625,000
- Date: 2026-04-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 23/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,311/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £31,250

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- N (£4,000 - £7,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9380-2734-5500-2925-6531)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-27 | £625,000 | Semi-detached | +119.3% | £639,135 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-680a-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2013-10-28 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | — | £518,182 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9925a703-cdd3-4c8c-a0af-c85f64ceebf2) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 126 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS | £625,000 | 27/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 126 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS | £285,000 | 28/10/2013 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 COWPER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PE | £425,000 | 17/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 HALWICK CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1XG | £490,000 | 17/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 CASTLE MEAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PR | £537,000 | 04/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 BEECHFIELD ROAD, BOXMOOR, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PW | £660,000 | 07/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 85 ST JOHNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QG | £455,000 | 05/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 113 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS | £700,000 | 12/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 136 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS | £580,000 | 12/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 109 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS | £735,000 | 13/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 37 HORSECROFT ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PY | £416,500 | 11/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 9 CASTLE MEAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PR | £636,500 | 22/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 106 ST JOHNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NP | £460,000 | 14/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 66A COWPER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PF | £675,000 | 14/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 HAYBOURN MEAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NY | £515,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 SEBRIGHT ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QY | £811,000 | 18/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 113 HORSECROFT ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PX | £550,000 | 13/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 COWPER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PE | £437,000 | 22/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 152 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS | £475,000 | 10/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 ST JOHNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QF | £480,000 | 19/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 SEBRIGHT ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QY | £600,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 83 ST JOHNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QG | £642,500 | 28/03/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £564,025 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -11.3%
- **10y growth:** 13%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dacorum; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 30.8%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,425/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,583/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,741/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Flat, Marlowes, HP1 | £2,100/mo | 3 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.34% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £262,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £210,000

*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 £2,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 24.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-596/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.9%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 94 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 |
| Shoplifting | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Public order | 20 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **331** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Boxmoor Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 13 May 2024 |
| The Hemel Hempstead School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2023 |
| St Rose's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2013 |
| Heath Lane Nursery School | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2012 |
| South Hill Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Oct 2018 |