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On Bowmans Court, in Highfield
What it's like at HP2 5SD: every home that has sold on Bowmans Court since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates). 4 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Bowmans Court; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 20 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Bowmans CourtTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2005 | £130,000 | 40 m² | £3,250/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Oct 2020 | £230,000 | 54 m² | £4,259/m² | 4 |
| 5, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Apr 2019 | £260,200 | 45 m² | £5,782/m² | 4 |
| 6, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Oct 2023 | £250,000 | 45 m² | £5,556/m² | 4 |
| 6a, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Oct 2014 | £187,000 | 48 m² | £3,896/m² | 1 |
| 7, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Apr 2017 | £219,000 | 41 m² | £5,341/m² | 4 |
| 9, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Oct 2015 | £185,000 | 39 m² | £4,744/m² | 4 |
| 10, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Jul 2012 | £139,000 | 38 m² | £3,658/m² | 4 |
| 11, Bowmans CourtTerraced | May 2008 | £153,000 | 46 m² | £3,326/m² | 2 |
| 12, Bowmans CourtTerraced | May 2017 | £235,000 | 42 m² | £5,595/m² | 2 |
| 14, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Jan 2026 | £250,000 | 44 m² | £5,682/m² | 2 |
| 17, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Nov 2015 | £187,500 | 36 m² | £5,208/m² | 4 |
| 20, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Mar 2004 | £115,000 | 37 m² | £3,108/m² | 2 |
| 21, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Dec 2014 | £159,500 | 45 m² | £3,544/m² | 6 |
| 22, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Oct 2002 | £104,000 | 45 m² | £2,311/m² | 2 |
| 25, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Jun 2018 | £210,000 | 38 m² | £5,526/m² | 2 |
| 29, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Sept 2023 | £233,000 | 46 m² | £5,065/m² | 3 |
| 32, Bowmans CourtTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2000 | £91,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Bowmans CourtTerraced · company-owned | Aug 1995 | £56,000 | 79 m² | £709/m² | 1 |
| 34, Bowmans CourtTerraced | Mar 2003 | £149,950 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Hemel Hempstead, a drive away (3.1 km), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Bellgate Shops, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 3); 33 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 37 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Yewtree Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 17% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Laureate Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 41.7 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (11.3 km) and Dr Challoner's High School (13.1 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 200 m away; Hemel Hempstead Community Fridge (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Grove Hill Medical Centre (950 m), with Woods Chemists the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Richard Brown Hair is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Watford General Hospital, 13 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Imagine Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Old Bell Gate the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 107 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Randall Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Mamba Boxing Gym (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 14 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
21 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hemel Hempstead constituency: David Taylor MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 4,857 (11.0%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 27%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 12%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HP2 5SD →
On this street: 0 of 18 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.3% | 86.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.9% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 20 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 50 min
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