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On Sheldon Way, in Berkhamsted West
What it's like at HP4 1FH: every home that has sold on Sheldon Way 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Sheldon Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 54 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Sheldon WayFlat | Jan 2010 | £198,995 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Sheldon WayFlat | Jul 2008 | £249,495 | 68 m² | £3,669/m² | 1 |
| 6, Sheldon WayFlat | Mar 2016 | £345,000 | 68 m² | £5,074/m² | 2 |
| 8, Sheldon WayFlat | Jul 2013 | £258,000 | 56 m² | £4,607/m² | 2 |
| 10, Sheldon WayFlat | Oct 2017 | £370,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Sheldon WayFlat | May 2015 | £299,950 | 63 m² | £4,761/m² | 3 |
| 14, Sheldon WaySemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £478,000 | 120 m² | £3,983/m² | 2 |
| 16, Sheldon WayTerraced | Mar 2022 | £685,000 | 106 m² | £6,462/m² | 2 |
| 18, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jan 2020 | £625,000 | 107 m² | £5,841/m² | 3 |
| 20, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jun 2021 | £740,000 | 93 m² | £7,957/m² | 3 |
| 22, Sheldon WayDetached | Mar 2023 | £895,000 | 165 m² | £5,424/m² | 4 |
| 24, Sheldon WayTerraced | Apr 2009 | £499,000 | 179 m² | £2,788/m² | 1 |
| 26, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jul 2009 | £450,000 | 178 m² | £2,528/m² | 1 |
| 28, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jan 2022 | £785,000 | 145 m² | £5,414/m² | 2 |
| 30, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jun 2026 | £915,000 | 136 m² | £6,728/m² | 3 |
| 32, Sheldon WayTerraced | Dec 2015 | £825,000 | 152 m² | £5,428/m² | 2 |
| 34, Sheldon WayTerraced | Oct 2009 | £378,000 | 133 m² | £2,842/m² | 1 |
| 36, Sheldon WayTerraced | May 2020 | £710,000 | 134 m² | £5,299/m² | 3 |
| 38, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jun 2009 | £350,000 | 136 m² | £2,574/m² | 1 |
| 40, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jul 2009 | £360,000 | 136 m² | £2,647/m² | 1 |
| 42, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jun 2021 | £785,000 | 130 m² | £6,038/m² | 3 |
| 44, Sheldon WayTerraced | Jul 2009 | £377,500 | 137 m² | £2,755/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 54% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Berkhamsted, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Billet Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 500, X500); 11 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 42 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Bridgewater Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (6 km) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School (9.7 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 550 m away, with The Village Shop closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gossoms End Surgery (250 m), with Acorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Close Shave is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Fat Buddha is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Lamb the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 148 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Normandy Drive Play Area, 150 m away; for exercise, Sportspace (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 8% rent privately.
47 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gossom'S Cottage | II | 110 m |
| Gossom'S Lodge | II | 120 m |
| 62 and 63, Gossoms End | II | 160 m |
| 64, Gossoms End | II | 170 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency: Victoria Collins MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 10,708 (19.7%), turnout 75%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 50%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 8%, Labour 8%.
5 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 HP4 1FH →
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
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.
On this street: 0 of 44 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 | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 90.4% | 86.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.5% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 3.2% | 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 54 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 51 min
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