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Baird Close

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22 recorded sales · median £182,000 · Hertsmere

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Hertsmere Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition 19/39 seats · 49% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

60/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£182k

median price

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£182k

median sold price

11.9 yrs

of local pay to buy

124 min

Manchester — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

298

Violence — most

12.4

NO₂ · WHO 10

3.6%

in a flood zone

278

green spaces

7.7

PM2.5 · WHO 5

212

eat & drink

shops

75.3%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£79,750 in 1995 → £162,500 in 2024

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Hertsmere, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £182,000. That's about 11.9× local earnings — around the 13.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2024 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 22 sales£182,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.9× · five-year average 13.8×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership64%

Owned outright

31%

With a mortgage

33%

Private rented

17%

Social rented

17%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,355

Your band:

Hertsmere Borough Council£216

Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858

Police & Crime Commissioner£280

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,570

Band B£1,831

Band C£2,093

Band D (baseline)£2,355

Band E£2,878

Band F£3,401

Band G£3,924

Band H£4,709

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

Neighbourhood prices in Hertsmere how Baird Close compares · from Hertsmere

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Connaught Park +34%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Connaught Park	£645,000	+34%	148
Bushey Heath	£625,000	+27.5%	200
Potters Bar	£575,000	+26.8%	236
Rowley Green	£430,000	+18.6%	64
The Royds	£615,000	+14.3%	116
Oakmere	£537,475	+7.8%	176
Shenley	£610,000	+5%	66
Well End	£408,500	+4.7%	196
Bushey	£492,500	+4.4%	232
Radlett	£1,100,000	+0%	208
Borehamwood	£465,000	+0%	400
Cranborne	£548,500	-2.8%	52

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 Baird Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
10 Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£380,000	May 2025
14 Baird Close	Flat	—	—	£142,000	Mar 2025
9 Baird Close	Flat	—	—	£200,000	Aug 2024
9 Baird Close	Flat	—	—	£125,000	Mar 2024
16, Baird Close	Flat	—	—	£190,000	Mar 2021
11, Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£365,000	Feb 2021
15, Baird Close	Flat	—	—	£182,000	Oct 2017
5, Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£435,000	Aug 2017
13 BAIRD CLOSE BUSHEY	Flat	—	—	£186,000	Feb 2016
1 Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£390,000	May 2015
11, Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£280,000	Dec 2014
3 BAIRD CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£297,000	Jun 2011
6 BAIRD CLOSE BUSHEY	Flat	—	—	£104,000	May 2011
1 Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£274,950	Mar 2006
7 BAIRD CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£115,000	Sep 2005
10 Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£129,000	May 2001
7 BAIRD CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£66,950	Mar 2001
1 Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£149,500	Dec 2000
8, Baird Close	Flat	—	—	£40,750	May 1998
10 Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£92,000	May 1998
12 BAIRD CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£72,500	Aug 1995
5, Baird Close	Terraced	—	—	£87,000	May 1995

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22 recent sales — 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

How safe is it? from Hertsmere

Crime runs at 8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month8

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Hertsmere

Violence & sexual offences

298

Anti-social behaviour

178

Other theft

Criminal damage & arson

Public order

Shoplifting

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Hertsmere district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Hertsmere

Population107,827

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.5/10

Employment

6.8/10

Education & skills

7.1/10

Health & disability

7.3/10

Crime

6.3/10

Housing & services

6.1/10

Living environment

5.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Hertsmere — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+61%

Unemployment · economically active residents5%

Degree-level (Level 4+)40%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home64%

Median age41

Born outside the UK23%

See the full Hertsmere report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Ashfield Junior School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.4 km
Buzykidz Limited	Nursery	—	0.4 km
Little Reddings Primary School	Primary	—	0.5 km
Little Gems Day Care Nursery	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.5 km
Moatfield Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery	Primary	Good ('23)	0.6 km
St Margaret's School	All-through	—	0.7 km
Bournehall Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.8 km
First Place Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Bushey Meads School	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.9 km
The Grange Academy	Secondary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.9 km
Bushey Gan	Nursery	—	1.0 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery	Primary	—	1.0 km
Bushey Heath Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	1.3 km
Bushey Manor Junior School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.4 km
Immanuel College	All-through	—	1.6 km
Chalk Hill Pre School	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.6 km
Bushey and Oxhey Infant School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.7 km
Hartsbourne Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.7 km
Table Hall Nursery Ltd	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Longwood School	Primary	—	1.8 km
Longwood Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.8 km
Bushey Grove Leisure Play Scheme and Creche	Nursery	—	1.8 km
N Family Club Bushey	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.9 km
Queens' School	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS

13 of 14 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.4 km
High Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	0.4 km
Triangle Healthcare (Uk) Ltd	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Bushey Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Bushey Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.7 km
White House Dental	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Attenborough Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Manor View Practice	GP	Good ('20)	1.3 km
Abell Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Little Bushey Surgery	GP	Good ('15)	1.3 km
The Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.3 km
The Heath Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Lister Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Caspian Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Arches Pharmacee	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Carpenders Park Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.5 km
D B Jones Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Prestwick House	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Viks Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Tee Kay Enterprises Ltd	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Better Care Clinic	Dentist	—	2.9 km
Consulting Rooms	GP	Good ('19)	3.0 km
South Oxhey Surgery	GP	—	3.0 km
Senova Dental Studios	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Market Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Blue Cross Dental Care	Dentist	—	3.3 km
Lex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Ground Floor Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Watford Health Centre	GP	—	3.4 km
John Davis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Hintons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Suthergrey House Medical Centre	GP	Good ('20)	3.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.6 km
Md Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Sigcare Internet Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.6 km
Peace Children'S Centre	Dentist	—	3.7 km
West Herts Community Health N H	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Stanmore Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Ora Dental Group	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Reems Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Hatch End Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Novocare Dental	Dentist	—	3.8 km
The Elms Surgery	GP	Requires improvement ('23)	3.9 km
Elliott Hall Medical Ctr.	GP	Outstanding ('17)	3.9 km
Prestwick Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Medco Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.9 km
Schopwick Surgery	GP	Outstanding ('17)	4.0 km
Watford Orthodontic Practice	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Chagcrest Limited	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Corner House Dental Care Centre	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Elstree Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Village Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Vision Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Tannas Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Hatch End Medical Centre	GP	—	4.3 km
Aspri Medical Centre	GP	—	4.4 km
Bridgewater Surgeries	GP	Good ('22)	4.6 km
Sas West Herts	GP	—	4.6 km
Enderley Road Medical Centre	GP	—	4.7 km
Headstone Lane Medical Centre	GP	—	4.9 km
Garston Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	5.0 km
The Red House Group	GP	Good ('17)	5.2 km
Belmont Health Centre	GP	—	5.3 km
The Circle Practice	GP	Good ('21)	5.3 km
The Pinn Medical Centre	GP	—	5.6 km
The Pinn Unregistered Wic	GP	—	5.6 km
The Grove Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	5.7 km
Acre Surgery	GP	—	5.7 km
Carepoint Practice	GP	Good ('18)	5.7 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Hertsmere

5 nearest stations; the fastest to Manchester is 124 min from Watford Junction Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To Manchester	Fastest
Bushey Rail Station	1.2 mi	—	no direct train
Carpenders Park Rail Station	1.6 mi	—	no direct train
Watford High Street Rail Station	1.6 mi	—	no direct train
Watford Junction Rail Station	2.2 mi	Manchester Piccadilly	124 min
Hatch End Rail Station	2.4 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest Manchester time in bold — from Watford Junction Rail Station (124 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

43%

Work from home

40%

Public transport

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging14 points

Per 10,000 residents1.3

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Hertsmere

Air quality

NO₂

12.4

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.7

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1003.5%

Flood zone3.6% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)

Historic landfill142 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings321

Conservation areas16

Green belt78.9%

Green spaces278

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Hertsmere

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	212	93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	66	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	27	—
Green spaces & parks	278	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

75.3%

Superfast

95.2%

Ultrafast

76.9%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Hertsmere

Figures for the wider Hertsmere — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate5%

In work (employment rate)61.2%

Companies registered here18,431

New incorporations (12m)1,823

Property companies (SPVs)3,059

See the full Hertsmere report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district