Bockings Walkern, East Hertfordshire
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (SG2), about 280 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 12401838.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £475,000 across 3 sales.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in East Hertfordshire costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Stevenage, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Great Ashby District Park, is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shephall Health Centre, about 4.6 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £475,000 | £462,500 | £775,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | 2 SG2 7GB | Semi-detached | £475,000 | New build. |
| 24 Jul 2025 | 1 SG2 7GB | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 3 SG2 7GB | Semi-detached | £462,500 | |
| 2 Apr 2024 | 2 SG2 7GB | Other | £555,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in East Hertfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (27% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Walkern (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- FARMHOUSE AT BRIDGEFOOT FARM, grade II*
- MONUMENT IN ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD TO SUSANNAH LEWIS 1765 (30 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF CHAPEL), grade II
- NORTH BARN, NORTH EAST BARN, AND STABLE BETWEEN, AT NUMBER 10 (BRIDGEFOOT FARM) (20 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF HOUSE), grade II
- SOUTH-EAST STABLE AT NUMBER 10 (BRIDGEFOOT FARM) (30 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF HOUSE), grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG2 7GB | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| SG2 7PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 85 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG2 7GB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SG2 7PB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stevenage 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Watton-At-Stone 168,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Knebworth 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cherry Tree Rise Walkern | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stevenage | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Shephall Health Centre | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Stevenage Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Chells Dental Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | The Lister Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Stevenage Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Stevenage - The Oval, Pin Green | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Great Ashby District Park 43 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,650 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,230 m² | 260 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Farmhouse at Bridgefoot Farm, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m north. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Farmhouse at Bridgefoot Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north |
| Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin (Church of England) | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north |
| Dovecote at Manor Farm (30 Metres to South of House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-west |
| Farmhouse at Manor Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Ardeley Bury moated site and fishpond | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Walkern Bury ringwork | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Benington Lordship | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Bushes | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Cloble's Spring | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Hunters Close Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the street's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Hertfordshire: see them on the East Hertfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkern Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The White Lion SG2 7PA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Walkern P O Stores SG2 7NT | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (hertfordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Totts Lane · Winters Lane · Church End · Yew Tree Close · Kitcheners Lane · Beecroft Lane · Glebe View · Walchra Court
All the streets in SG2 and across East Hertfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.