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Wordsworth Gardens, Borehamwood

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wordsworth Gardens, Borehamwood · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/borehamwood-hertfordshire/wordsworth-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WD6 2AB, WD6 2AH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£605,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£548,298
32 sales
Price range
£248k – £650k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Mar 2026
WD6 2AB

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At a glance

House prices£605k average22% above the Borehamwood average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkElstree & Borehamwood station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 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

32 property sales on Wordsworth Gardens, Borehamwood have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £605,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £546,458. Average sale prices rose from £521,750 in 2016 to £605,000 in 2026 (+16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 22% above the Borehamwood average of £494,291 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% terraced, 22% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wordsworth Gardens range from £247,999 to £650,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 60 streets in Borehamwood with at least two sales in the last year, Wordsworth Gardens ranks 11th for average price.

House prices on Wordsworth Gardens compared

Wordsworth Gardens£605,000
WD6 postcode area£494,291
Borehamwood£494,291
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WD6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £521,750 (2 sales)2016£522k2017: £530,657 (7 sales)2017£531k2018: £247,999 (1 sales)2018£248k2019: £525,000 (4 sales)2019£525k2020: £504,700 (5 sales)2020£505k2021: £577,000 (3 sales)2021£577k2022: £612,475 (2 sales)2022£612k2023: £590,000 (1 sales)2023£590k2024: £620,667 (3 sales)2024£621k2025: £649,000 (2 sales)2025£649k2026: £605,000 (2 sales)2026£605k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced25£546,45825 Mar 2026
Semi-detached7£554,8718 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Wordsworth Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 25 Mar 2026£560,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 16 Jan 2026£650,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 5 Sep 2025£566,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 4 Jul 2025£648,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 23 Jan 2025£650,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 8 Nov 2024£600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 9 Aug 2024£637,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 10 Apr 2024£625,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 30 Oct 2023£590,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 1 Sep 2022£599,950 TerracedFreehold
25, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 28 Jul 2022£625,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 30 Sep 2021£600,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 30 Jun 2021£601,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 25 Jun 2021£530,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 19 Oct 2020£560,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 2 Oct 2020£561,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 24 Sep 2020£465,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 23 Sep 2020£465,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 31 Jul 2020£467,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 19 Jun 2020£470,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 8 Nov 2019£520,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 29 Oct 2019£505,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 24 Sep 2019£525,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 2 May 2019£530,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 23 Apr 2019£525,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 8 Feb 2019£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 12 Jun 2018£247,999 TerracedFreehold
61, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 21 Dec 2017£517,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 20 Oct 2017£515,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 2 Oct 2017£557,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 14 Jul 2017£545,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 23 Jun 2017£505,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 28 Feb 2017£552,600 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 10 Feb 2017£522,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AB 21 Oct 2016£518,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Wordsworth Gardens WD6 2AH 8 Sep 2016£525,000 TerracedFreehold

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
45, Wordsworth Gardens £515,000 (Oct 2017) → £648,000 (Jul 2025) +26%
over 8 yrs
85, Wordsworth Gardens £518,500 (Oct 2016) → £599,950 (Sep 2022) → £650,000 (Jan 2025) +25%
over 8 yrs
61, Wordsworth Gardens £517,000 (Dec 2017) → £600,000 (Nov 2024) +16%
over 7 yrs
11, Wordsworth Gardens £545,000 (Jul 2017) → £625,000 (Apr 2024) +15%
over 7 yrs
57, Wordsworth Gardens £505,000 (Jun 2017) → £600,000 (Sep 2021) +19%
over 4 yrs
32, Wordsworth Gardens £552,600 (Feb 2017) → £601,000 (Jun 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
63, Wordsworth Gardens £557,500 (Oct 2017) → £560,000 (Oct 2020) +0%
over 3 yrs
36, Wordsworth Gardens £247,999 (Jun 2018) → £525,000 (Apr 2019) +112%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Wordsworth Gardens

Crime

222 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wordsworth Gardens in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences70
Anti-social behaviour50
Shoplifting25
Public order19
Drugs14
Criminal damage & arson13

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

Flood risk

Wordsworth Gardens is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Wordsworth Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Summerswood Primary School 344 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Yavneh Primary School 418 pupils Primary Orthodox Jewish 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Monksmead School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Yavneh College 1,085 pupils Secondary Jewish 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Teresa Catholic Primary School 196 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Kenilworth Primary School 210 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Saffron Green Primary School 177 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Cowley Hill School 416 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 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, tram & metro stations

  • Elstree & Borehamwood station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Mill Hill Broadway station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Radlett station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Stanmore Underground Station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wordsworth Gardens (NE-bound, Melrose Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Vale Avenue (SW-bound, Tennison Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Melrose Avenue (NE-bound, Melrose Avenue) 5 min walk
  • Oakwood Avenue (opp, Furzehill Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Grove Medical Centre
    Borehamwood Shopping Centre, Borehamwood · 0.6 mi
  • Fairbrook Medical Centre
    4 Fairway Avenue, Borehamwood · 0.8 mi
  • Schopwick Surgery
    Everett Court, Romeland, Borehamwood · 1.0 mi
  • Jai Medical Centre
    114 Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda PFS Asda Elstree Allum Lane Petrol Filling Station · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Borehamwood Shenley Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Borehamwood · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Borehamwood Extra · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Care Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Care Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Elstree Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Oborehamwood Ortho Clinic Ltd · 0.6 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 6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.1%62.5%
Private rented45.8%20.3%
Social rented9.1%17.1%
Households681

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6473.5%64.1%
Aged 65+3.9%18.6%
Residents1,682

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%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 Wordsworth Gardens

Ethnic group

HereHertsmere
White70.1%77.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.8%10.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.9%4.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%3.7%
Other ethnic group4.3%3.8%

Religion

HereHertsmere
Christian43.1%41.8%
No religion20.7%24.2%
Jewish19.9%17%
Not answered6.2%6.5%
Muslim4.5%3.8%
Hindu3.7%5%
Buddhist1.5%0.6%
Other religion0.3%1%

Country of birth

HereHertsmere
Born in the UK61.2%77.1%
Born outside the UK38.8%22.9%

Highest qualification

HereHertsmere
Level 4 qualifications and above50.7%39.6%
Level 3 qualifications15.9%14.8%
No qualifications11.3%16%
Level 2 qualifications10.9%13.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%9.2%
Apprenticeship2.8%4.4%
Other qualifications1.2%2.8%

General health

HereHertsmere
Very good health62.8%53.5%
Good health28.8%31.9%
Fair health6.9%10.8%
Bad health1%3%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereHertsmere
1 car or van in household55.1%42.3%
No cars or vans in household20.8%15.5%
2 cars or vans in household20.2%31.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household4%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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