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36 Beech Way

AL4 8LYDetachedFreehold

Last sold

£1,160,000

April 2026

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

April 2026 Freehold £1,160,000
March 2020 Freehold £890,000
October 2010 Freehold £660,000
September 2007 Freehold £750,000

What is around it

Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.

Crime nearby

Crimes recorded within about 500 metres, last twelve months.

6 crimes recorded within about 500 metres, September 2025 to August 2026.

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Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 6 vs 5 (+20%)

The 500-metre square round this property: well under half the North Hertfordshire average (6 against an average of 27).

Most on or near: Blackmore Way (4), The Paddocks (2).

The North Hertfordshire average is its recorded crimes over the same twelve months, shared across every 500-metre square of it where any crime was recorded.

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Broadband

Superfast

Every home in this postcode can get 30 Mb or more. No gigabit here yet.

As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.

Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.

What’s nearby

Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.

Supermarkets

Budgens0.9 mi · 24 min walk
Premier1.8 mi · 46 min walk
Co-op1.8 mi · 46 min walk
Tesco1.8 mi · 47 min walk
Sainsbury’s2.6 mi · 69 min walk
Morrisons2.7 mi · 70 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

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Restaurants

0

Cafés

1

Pubs and bars

The Cross Keys

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Takeaways

Everyday

GPElms Medical Practice 2.4 mi · 63 min walk
ChemistManor Pharmacy 1.8 mi · 47 min walk
DentistWheathampstead Dental Surgery 1.8 mi · 48 min walk
GymMarchon Athletic 2.4 mi · 62 min walk
ParkParkfield Meadow 1.1 mi · 29 min walk

Things to do

Family Aqua Park 7.0 mi
Museum Shaw's Corner ↗ 1.6 mi
Cinema Cinema at Campus West Welwyn Garden City 4.7 mi

Getting about

StationHarpenden 2.6 mi · 67 min walk
StationCentral Terminal 4.0 mi · 105 min walk

Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.

Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

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Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

15 Lime Avenue, St Albans
Bought March 2021£1,310,000
Sold March 2025£2,750,000
+£1,440,000 48 months Developed
1B Beech Way, St Albans
Bought March 2021£435,000
Sold August 2023£1,150,000
+£715,000 28 months Developed

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area Now 5 years ago10 years ago15 years ago20 years ago
Beech Way – Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales
Postcode sector AL4 8 £1,075,000 £769,500 +40% since £700,000 +54% since £560,000 +92% since £485,000 +122% since
North Hertfordshire £700,000 £630,000 +11% since £527,500 +33% since £380,000 +84% since £360,000 +94% since

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

£0k £200k £400k £600k £800k £1000k £1200k 2010 2015 2020 2025 2006 · £360,000 2007 · £373,475 2008 · £375,000 2009 · £345,000 2010 · £385,000 2011 · £387,700 2012 · £391,000 2013 · £410,000 2014 · £462,500 2015 · £479,500 2016 · £545,000 2017 · £580,000 2018 · £605,000 2019 · £605,000 2020 · £623,975 2021 · £625,000 2022 · £653,500 2023 · £644,975 2024 · £685,000 2025 · £700,000 2026 · £700,000 2006 · £480,000 2007 · £600,000 2008 · £620,000 2009 · £462,000 2010 · £571,250 2011 · £574,950 2012 · £515,000 2013 · £572,500 2014 · £657,500 2015 · £700,000 2016 · £695,000 2017 · £780,000 2018 · £849,750 2019 · £751,500 2020 · £749,750 2021 · £789,000 2022 · £1,000,000 2023 · £875,000 2024 · £956,500 2025 · £970,500
Sector AL4 8 North Hertfordshire Typical price each year, detached houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.

Crime within about 500 metres. Last 12 months vs the 12 months before: 6 vs 5 (+20%)

How homes change hands in AL4 8, over the last five years (447 sales):

  • What sells: 38% detached, 29% semi-detached, 19% terraced, 11% flats, 3% other.
  • 12% sold leasehold, and 5% were new builds.
  • 80 sales in the last twelve months, against 136 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0
Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

Mortgage needed£0
Monthly payment£0
Your money in£0
Doing it up
Mortgage while it’s empty£0
Refinancing

Turn on to buy, do up and refinance, then keep it with any exit.

Total cost to pay£0
Profit£0
Profit as a share of the cost0%

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