Drivers End Driver's End, North Hertfordshire
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (SG4), about 370 m long. USRN 27923163.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £1,815,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 F; Band D in North Hertfordshire costs £2,449 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 43% to 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Knebworth, about 3 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 108 to 122 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Knebworth & Marymead Practice, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £1,815,000 | £1,815,000 | £1,815,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £1,500,000 | £1,500,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £680,000 | £680,000 | £680,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £850,000 | £850,000 | £850,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £419,750 | £419,750 | £419,750 |
| 2000 | 2 | £532,000 | £399,000 | £665,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £222,500 | £195,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | HOLME END HOUSE SG4 8TS | Detached | £1,815,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2023 | HESTON PADDOCKS SG4 8TR | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2021 | THE NODE FARMHOUSE SG4 8TR | Other | £1,840,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 3 SG4 8TR | Semi-detached | £625,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2010 | 4 SG4 8TR | Semi-detached | £680,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | HOLME END HOUSE SG4 8TS | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2004 | THE DUNGERY, NODE COURT SG4 8TR | Detached | £419,750 | |
| 26 May 2000 | CHANDLERS COTTAGE SG4 8TR | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 12 May 2000 | 6 SG4 8TR | Detached | £399,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1997 | OAK TREE COTTAGE SG4 8TS | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 3 Oct 1995 | OAK TREE COTTAGE SG4 8TS | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 30 Jun 1995 | 5 SG4 8TR | Semi-detached | £195,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in North Hertfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,449 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,632 | £1,904 | £2,176 | £2,449 | £2,993 | £3,537 | £4,081 | £4,897 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (20% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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: yes, North Hertfordshire.
Listed buildings
- THE NODE COURT, 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, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG4 8TS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SG4 8TR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 108 m and 122 m above sea level (115 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG4 8TR | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| SG4 8TS | 43% | 43% | 43% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knebworth 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Stevenage 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Welwyn North 387,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Drivers End Lane Codicote | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stevenage | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Knebworth & Marymead Practice | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Codicote Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | The Lister Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Stevenage Police Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Knebworth Cashzone | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 430 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,990 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Giles, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) south. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Bell barrow in Graffridge Wood, 400m south east of Keepers Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Roman barrow and Bronze Age bowl barrow in Graffridge Wood, 250m east of Wintergreen Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Knebworth | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Homewood | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley's Spring | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Thickney Wood | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Node Wood | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Upper Meadow Spring | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Lucas Dell Hole | Hollow | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codicote Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Driver'S End Lane (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
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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.