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Tennyson Close

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95 recorded sales · median £82,250 · North Hertfordshire

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North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026

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

68/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£82k

median price

6.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£82k

median sold price

10 yrs

of local pay to buy

37 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

6.1

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

251

ASB — most

8.4

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.1%

in a flood zone

227

green spaces

7.1

PM2.5 · WHO 5

301

eat & drink

shops

72.1%

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

£110,250 in 2004 → £166,500 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider North Hertfordshire, 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 £82,250. That's about 10× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 95 sales£82,250

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership65%

Owned outright

33%

With a mortgage

31%

Private rented

15%

Social rented

19%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,414

Your band:

North Hertfordshire District Council£276

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

Police & Crime Commissioner£280

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,609

Band B£1,878

Band C£2,146

Band D (baseline)£2,414

Band E£2,950

Band F£3,487

Band G£4,023

Band H£4,828

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 North Hertfordshire how Tennyson Close compares · from North Hertfordshire

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Knebworth +46.3%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Knebworth	£443,000	+46.3%	134
Willian	£471,000	+31.5%	56
Whitehill	£525,000	+29.1%	70
Westmill	£440,000	+24.7%	90
Codicote	£530,000	+21.4%	142
Letchworth	£450,000	+21.4%	216
The Grange Estate	£375,000	+17.3%	90
Jackmans Estate	£315,000	+17.2%	62
Baldock	£333,750	+15%	220
Great Ashby	£385,000	+13.9%	130
Lordship Estate	£625,000	+12.7%	64
Royston	£362,750	+11.8%	500
Westbury Estate	£365,000	+9.7%	54
Benslow	£322,500	+7.5%	144
Norton	£405,000	+7.2%	74
Clothall Common	£325,000	+6.9%	70
Bearton	£550,000	+4.3%	110
Phoenix Park Estate	£420,650	+4%	52
Hill View	£408,750	+3.9%	80
Walsworth	£345,000	+2.2%	142

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 Tennyson Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£165,000	Sep 2025
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£168,000	Aug 2025
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£180,000	Jul 2024
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£125,000	Jan 2024
1 Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£360,000	May 2023
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£125,000	Oct 2021
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£165,000	Sep 2021
72, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£265,000	Oct 2019
66, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£280,000	Apr 2018
3, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£252,000	Oct 2016
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£135,000	Aug 2016
7, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£236,000	Oct 2015
64 Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£217,500	May 2015
66, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£217,500	Apr 2015
3, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£200,000	Mar 2015
72, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£230,000	Mar 2015
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£105,000	Mar 2015
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£105,000	May 2014
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£74,000	Apr 2013
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£80,000	Aug 2012
7, Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£175,000	Jul 2012
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£80,000	May 2012
1 Tennyson Close	Terraced	—	—	£142,000	Aug 2011
TENNYSON COURT TENNYSON CLOSE	Flat	—	—	£90,500	May 2011

Show all sales ↓

24 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 North Hertfordshire

Crime runs at 6.1 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 / month6.1

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

By category, 12 months from North Hertfordshire

Anti-social behaviour

251

Violence & sexual offences

245

Criminal damage & arson

Other theft

Public order

Shoplifting

Recorded crimes by category across the whole North Hertfordshire 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 North Hertfordshire

Population133,210

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 8/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% 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 8 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

7.3/10

Employment

7.5/10

Education & skills

7.4/10

Health & disability

8.2/10

Crime

7.4/10

Housing & services

6.6/10

Living environment

6.3/10

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

Figures for the wider North Hertfordshire — 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+62%

Unemployment · economically active residents4.1%

Degree-level (Level 4+)42%

Good or very good health85%

Own their home65%

Median age42.6

Born outside the UK12%

See the full North Hertfordshire report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 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 18 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Coombes Community Pre School	Nursery	—	0.4 km
Roman Way Academy	Primary	Good ('23)	0.5 km
King James Academy Royston	All-through	Good ('24)	0.9 km
Royston Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.1 km
Sunhill Montessori Nursery	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.1 km
Icknield Walk First School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.2 km
Little Acorns Royston Limited	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.2 km
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.3 km
Stagecoach Royston	Nursery	—	1.3 km
Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Little Acorns Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.4 km
Kindred Royston Newmarket Road Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.5 km
Tannery Drift School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.5 km
Studlands Rise First School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	1.7 km
Therfield First School	Primary	Good ('23)	5.4 km
Therfield Village Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('25)	5.6 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School	Primary	Good ('23)	5.6 km
Reed First School	Primary	Good ('22)	5.8 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 surgery · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Roysia Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	0.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Queen Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Kneesworth Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Royston Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Royston Dental Suite	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Royston Dental Care Ltd	Dentist	—	1.7 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 North Hertfordshire

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 48 min from Letchworth Garden City Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Royston Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Blackfriars	61 min
Baldock Rail Station	8.6 mi	London Blackfriars	51 min
Great Chesterford Rail Station	9.0 mi	London Liverpool Street	69 min
Audley End Rail Station	10.3 mi	London Liverpool Street	56 min
Letchworth Garden City Rail Station	10.6 mi	London Blackfriars	48 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Letchworth Garden City Rail Station (48 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

43%

Work from home

43%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging7 points

Per 10,000 residents0.5

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

Environment from North Hertfordshire

Air quality

NO₂

8.4

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.1

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1004.9%

Flood zone1.1% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill49 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 buildings1,747

Conservation areas42

Green belt46.9%

Green spaces227

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from North Hertfordshire

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	301	93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	64	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	30	—
Green spaces & parks	227	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

72.1%

Superfast

92.8%

Ultrafast

72.8%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from North Hertfordshire

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

Unemployment rate4.1%

In work (employment rate)62.3%

Companies registered here11,002

New incorporations (12m)1,128

Property companies (SPVs)1,333

See the full North Hertfordshire report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district