Sold STC Semi-detached

126 ANCHOR LANE

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE HP1 1NS

3 beds 2 baths 103 m² Listed 26 Dec 2025 (-218d)

£625,000

Reduced on 26 Dec 2025

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

103 m²

Council tax band

D

Last sold

£285,000 Oct 2013

Local average

£479,750 (+30.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (30,749 of 33,755)

Street crime

293 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Rarely Available Extended Three Double Bedroom Semi Detached Family Home
  • Situated In Desirable Boxmoor Side Road Close To Schools And The Village Centre
  • Double Width Driveway
  • Well Maintained And Updated By The Current Owners With A Refitted Kitchen, New Radiators And Floor Coverings
  • Generous Rear Garden With Attractive Garden Room/Studio
  • Accommodation Over Three Floors With Master Bedroom And En Suite To Second Floor
  • Two Further Double Bedrooms To First Floor And Family Bathroom
  • Walking Distance To Hemel Hempstead Train Station
  • Viewing Advised

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Broadband
Cable
Sewerage
Mains supply
Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

An extended three double bedroom semi detached property with a double width driveway situated in the heart of Boxmoor village, close to highly regarded schooling, excellent amenities and Hemel Hempstead Mainline Railway station offering excellent links to London Euston. With accommodation arranged over three floors and approaching 1400sq ft, this bright and spacious family home offers versatile living space, comprising a hallway with stairs to the first floor and doors to a cloakroom and the generous dual aspect living/dining room with patio doors to the rear garden. Accessed from both the dining area and hallway is the recently refitted kitchen offering an extensive range of wall and base units, wood effect work surfaces, integrated appliances, space and plumbing for free standing appliances. To the first floor are two double bedrooms and the four piece family bathroom, arranged with a white suite and chrome fittings. Stairs from the generous landing lead to the second floor, comprising a fantastic master bedroom suite with built in wardrobes, eaves storage and a contemporary en suite shower room. This bedroom also benefits from eaves storage and lovely far reaching views. Externally, the rear garden is a particular feature of the property being landscaped and generous in size, arranged with a decked seating area leading to lawn with mature plants and shrubs, fenced boundaries and a recently constructed garden room/home office to the gardens end, benefitting from light and power, herringbone flooring and ample storage . To the front of the property is a rarely available double width brick blocked driveway providing ample parking facilities and gated side access leading to the rear garden. Situated in this sought after Boxmoor side road, close to lovely parks and canal side walks, this excellent property must be viewed to be appreciated.

‘Boxmoor Village` has a range of shopping facilities and amenities, including the Village Hall and Playhouse, restaurants, public houses and Leisure Centre. The Moor is a beautiful open space with a cricket pitch and the Grand Union Canal and River Bulbourne running through it. The mainline railway station offer an excellent service to London Euston (26 mins)
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Listed by

Boxmoor

David Doyle Estate Agents

Reference: 170627519

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 28/10/2013 (12 years ago) £285,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
19 HALWICK CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1XG £490,000 17/11/2025 Semi-detached
7 COWPER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PE £425,000 17/11/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 117 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS £625,000 23/08/2024 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
Same street 136 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS £580,000 12/05/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 113 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NS £700,000 12/05/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 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
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
Same street 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
83 ST JOHNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QG £642,500 28/03/2022 Semi-detached
17 ST JOHNS ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QF £317,959 24/03/2022 Semi-detached
35 HORSECROFT ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PY £419,950 21/03/2022 Semi-detached
36 KINGSLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1QD £540,000 28/02/2022 Semi-detached
11 CASTLE MEAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PR £600,000 28/02/2022 Semi-detached
6 COWPER ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1PE £500,000 15/11/2021 Semi-detached
86 ANCHOR LANE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, DACORUM, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP1 1NX £455,000 30/09/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £623,000 (5 sales)

Area average: £510,620 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

10y growth 10.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Dacorum. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.9%
5y (index) 15.6%
10y (index) 30.3%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,421/mo
Realistic £1,579/mo
Optimistic £1,737/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Dacorum.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South West Herts: £1,496/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Wharf Road 0.1 miles
Shop Boxmoor Village Store 0.1 miles
Bus stop Beechfield Road 0.1 miles
Shop Boxmoor Framing 0.1 miles
Train station Hemel Hempstead 0.4 miles
Hospital Hemel Hempstead Hospital 0.7 miles
Hospital Unknown 1.3 miles
Train station Apsley 1.4 miles
University University Of Bedfordshire 9.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 104
Anti-social behaviour 72
Shoplifting 26
Vehicle crime 19
Criminal damage and arson 17
Other theft 13
Public order 12
Robbery 8
Drugs 6
Other crime 5
Possession of weapons 4
Burglary 3
Bicycle theft 2
Theft from the person 2
Total incidents 293

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

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
Heath Lane Nursery School Nursery 0.3 miles Good — 13 Nov 2012
South Hill Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 9 Oct 2018
St Rose's Catholic Infant School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 20 Nov 2013

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
3 Bed Flat, Marlowes, HP1 £2,100/mo 3 0.55 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £2,100/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.34%
Max investor price (0.8%) £262,500
Target investor price (1%) £210,000
Gross yield 4%
Cost-to-rent ratio 24.8×
Monthly cashflow £-596/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -3.9%
  • 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).