Faggots Close Radlett, Hertsmere
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (WD7), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17205888.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2010 the median was £749,950 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, F: 1).
- 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 G; Band D in Hertsmere costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Radlett, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Radlett Gardens, is about 900 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 98 to 101 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Red House Group, about 910 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 56% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | £749,950 | £749,950 | £749,950 |
| 2003 | 1 | £680,000 | £680,000 | £680,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £362,500 | £362,500 | £362,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2010 | 5 WD7 7BP | Detached | £749,950 | |
| 29 Jan 2003 | 7 WD7 7BP | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2001 | 4 WD7 7BP | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 4 Aug 1999 | 2 WD7 7BP | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 15 Oct 1998 | 1 WD7 7BP | Detached | £362,500 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 175 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Hertsmere in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,139 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,010 | £4,812 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (59% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Porters Park Golf Club, Radlett, WD7 7 (480 m (0.3 miles))
- 18 The Warren, Radlett, WD7 7DX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Abbeyfield Care Home, 1-3 The Drive, Radlett, WD7 7BZ: up to 14 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Regency House And, 203-205 Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7AG, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Land & Garages rear of 38-40 Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7NN, Grant Permission (940 m (0.6 miles))
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 98 m and 101 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD7 7BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WD7 7BP | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Radlett 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Elstree and Borehamwood 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bricket Wood 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Faggots Close Radlett | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Parkhouse Bus Station Hatfield | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | E.ON Drive Public Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 21.4 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Red House Group | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Clinic LTD | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Harperbury Hospital Social Services | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | London Colney Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Radlett Gardens 1,980 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 930 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Denis Compton Oval 4.4 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Plantation | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| The Gorse | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Cage Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Moses Dell | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Chantry Island | Island | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 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 Hertsmere: see them on the Hertsmere page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberries Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shenley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hertsmere Jewish Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porters Park Golf Club Ltd WD7 7AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Faggots Close (4); On or near Williams Way (3); On or near Shenley Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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.