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Cowley Hill, Borehamwood

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cowley Hill, Borehamwood · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/borehamwood-hertfordshire/cowley-hill/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD6 5NA, WD6 5LQ, WD6 5ND.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£701,896
27 sales
Price range
£426k – £1.29m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jun 2025
WD6 5ND

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At a glance

House prices£702k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station30 min walkElstree & Borehamwood station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

27 property sales on Cowley Hill, Borehamwood have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 17 Jun 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £641,915. Average sale prices rose from £550,500 in 2016 to £783,267 in 2025 (+42%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% semi-detached, 26% detached. Recorded sale prices on Cowley Hill range from £426,000 to £1,292,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Cowley Hill compared

WD6 postcode area£494,291
Borehamwood£494,291
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cowley Hill has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WD6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £550,500 (2 sales)2016£551k2017: £787,500 (2 sales)2017£788k2018: £540,000 (3 sales)2018£540k2019: £495,000 (1 sales)2019£495k2020: £653,875 (4 sales)2020£654k2021: £632,333 (3 sales)2021£632k2022: £912,100 (5 sales)2022£912k2023: £624,135 (3 sales)2023£624k2024: £865,000 (1 sales)2024£865k2025: £783,267 (3 sales)2025£783k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£641,91517 Jun 2025
Detached7£873,2727 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Cowley Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
195, Cowley Hill WD6 5ND 17 Jun 2025£1,045,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
101, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 16 Jun 2025£656,300 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 28 Feb 2025£648,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
115, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 12 Dec 2024£865,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Cowley Hill WD6 5LH 19 Sep 2023£445,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Cowley Hill WD6 5LH 14 Sep 2023£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 7 Sep 2023£825,000 DetachedFreehold
97A, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 1 Sep 2023£602,404 DetachedFreehold
59, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 8 Dec 2022£545,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
185, Cowley Hill WD6 5ND 1 Aug 2022£1,292,500 DetachedFreehold
201, Cowley Hill WD6 5ND 7 Jul 2022£860,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
133, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 25 May 2022£875,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 31 Mar 2022£988,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Cowley Hill WD6 5LF 1 Nov 2021£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 28 Jun 2021£850,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 9 Mar 2021£552,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Cowley Hill WD6 5LF 19 Oct 2020£493,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Cowley Hill WD6 5LH 12 Oct 2020£585,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 28 Sep 2020£657,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 10 Jan 2020£880,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 18 Jan 2019£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 7 Dec 2018£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 12 Oct 2018£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Cowley Hill WD6 5LH 10 Oct 2018£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 9 Nov 2017£800,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
133, Cowley Hill WD6 5NA 25 May 2017£775,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Cowley Hill WD6 5LQ 25 Aug 2016£426,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
185, Cowley Hill WD6 5ND 29 Jul 2016£675,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
185, Cowley Hill £675,000 (Jul 2016) → £1,292,500 (Aug 2022) +91%
over 6 yrs
133, Cowley Hill £775,000 (May 2017) → £875,000 (May 2022) +13%
over 5 yrs
55, Cowley Hill £426,000 (Aug 2016) → £630,000 (Oct 2018) +48%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cowley Hill

Crime

160 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cowley Hill in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences61
Anti-social behaviour46
Drugs16
Public order11
Criminal damage & arson9
Other theft7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cowley Hill is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Radlett and Borehamwood Brooks at Borehamwood Flood warning area
  • Upper River Colne and Radlett Brook Flood alert area
  • Mimmshall Brook Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cowley Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Parkside Community Primary School 213 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Woodlands Primary School 218 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Hertswood Academy 1,144 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
Cowley Hill School 416 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Meryfield Primary School 450 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Elstree Screen Arts Academy 524 pupils Secondary 14–19 Report 1.0 mi
St Teresa Catholic Primary School 196 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Shenley Primary School 119 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Elstree & Borehamwood station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Radlett station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Potters Bar station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Campions Close (adj, Cowley Hill) 1 min walk
  • Stapleton Rise (SE-bound, Stanborough Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Stanborough Avenue (opp, Stapleton Road) 1 min walk
  • Campions Close (opp, Cowley Hill) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fairbrook Medical Centre
    4 Fairway Avenue, Borehamwood · 1.0 mi
  • The Grove Medical Centre
    Borehamwood Shopping Centre, Borehamwood · 1.3 mi
  • The Red House Group
    The Red House Surgery, 124 Watling Street, Radlett · 2.0 mi
  • Schopwick Surgery
    Everett Court, Romeland, Borehamwood · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Boreham Wood - Leeming Road · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Borehamwood Hartforde Rd · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Boreham Wood - Organ Hall Road · 1.0 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Elstree Way Borehamwood · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Metro Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Wellswood Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Med Mart · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.1%62.5%
Private rented11.0%20.3%
Social rented36.9%17.1%
Households635

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.6%64.1%
Aged 65+12.4%18.6%
Residents1,856

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Hertsmere with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cowley Hill

Ethnic group

HereHertsmere
White79.2%77.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%10.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.8%4.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%3.7%
Other ethnic group3.1%3.8%

Religion

HereHertsmere
Christian43.1%41.8%
No religion31.5%24.2%
Jewish8.2%17%
Not answered7.8%6.5%
Muslim4.3%3.8%
Hindu3.2%5%
Other religion1.8%1%
Buddhist0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereHertsmere
Born in the UK75.3%77.1%
Born outside the UK24.7%22.9%

Highest qualification

HereHertsmere
Level 4 qualifications and above28.8%39.6%
No qualifications22.7%16%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%13.2%
Level 3 qualifications13.7%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%9.2%
Apprenticeship5.1%4.4%
Other qualifications3.5%2.8%

General health

HereHertsmere
Very good health50.9%53.5%
Good health32.7%31.9%
Fair health11.6%10.8%
Bad health3.9%3%
Very bad health0.9%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHertsmere
1 car or van in household37.4%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household36.2%31.1%
No cars or vans in household15.7%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%11.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Hertsmere.

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