Fishers Close Bushey, Hertsmere
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (WD23), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 17225122.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £785,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3).
- 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 D; Band D in Hertsmere costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Watford High Street, about 890 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Fisher's Field, is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 60 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Suthergrey House Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £785,000 | £785,000 | £785,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £785,000 | £760,000 | £810,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £610,000 | £610,000 | £610,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £690,000 | £690,000 | £690,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £474,000 | £474,000 | £474,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £364,975 | £360,000 | £369,950 |
| 2004 | 2 | £374,975 | £329,950 | £420,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £177,475 | £159,950 | £195,000 |
| 1995 | 10 | £135,500 | £122,500 | £159,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2025 | 1 WD23 2GY | Detached | £785,000 | |
| 26 May 2023 | 7 WD23 2GY | Detached | £760,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2023 | 6 WD23 2GY | Detached | £810,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 9 WD23 2GY | Detached | £610,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2019 | 11 WD23 2GY | Detached | £690,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2014 | 1 WD23 2GY | Detached | £474,000 | |
| 22 May 2009 | 9 WD23 2GY | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2006 | 7 WD23 2GY | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2006 | 1 WD23 2GY | Detached | £369,950 | |
| 24 Sep 2004 | 5 WD23 2GY | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2004 | 2 WD23 2GY | Detached | £329,950 | |
| 9 Sep 2003 | 5 WD23 2GY | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2000 | 9 WD23 2GY | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 22 Oct 1998 | 9 WD23 2GY | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 9 Feb 1998 | 3 WD23 2GY | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 27 Oct 1995 | 11 WD23 2GY | Detached | £142,000 | New build. |
| 29 Sep 1995 | 1 WD23 2GY | Detached | £125,000 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 1995 | 8 WD23 2GY | Semi-detached | £144,950 | New build. |
| 25 Aug 1995 | 2 WD23 2GY | Detached | £128,950 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 1995 | 3 WD23 2GY | Semi-detached | £122,915 | New build. |
| 16 Jun 1995 | 5 WD23 2GY | Detached | £159,950 | New build. |
| 12 Apr 1995 | 10 WD23 2GY | Semi-detached | £129,000 | New build. |
| 10 Mar 1995 | 4 WD23 2GY | Semi-detached | £122,500 | New build. |
| 10 Feb 1995 | 6 WD23 2GY | Detached | £158,000 | New build. |
| 12 Jan 1995 | 9 WD23 2GY | Detached | £143,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (2); 1991-1995 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 D (37% of about 780 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)
- Vacant land Bushey Hall Golf Club car park, WD23 2EP: up to 31 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 61-63 Bushey Hall Road and Abbeyfield Society Walker Lodge, Ashlyn Close: up to 25 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 57 Bushey Grove Road, Bushey, WD23 2JW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Tesco, Lower High Street: up to 1,338 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 71 - 73 Broadway, adjacent to Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Lower Derby Road: up to 59 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Skate Park at Lower Derby Road, plus car wash, auto repair and retail, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Waterfields Retail Park: up to 414 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WD23 2GY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WD23 2HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 60 m and 63 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD23 2GY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WD23 2HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Watford High Street 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Watford Junction 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bushey 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mead Way North Bushey | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lambert Court Car Park | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 21.5 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Suthergrey House Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Better Care Clinic | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Urgent Care Hemel Hempstead Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Hertfordshire Constabulary (Watford Police Station) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fisher's Field 3.3 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waterfields Recreation Ground 2.1 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Timberlake Allotments 1.5 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Frogmore House, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) south. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Frogmore House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Moated site at Bushey Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Rose Garden, Bushey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher's Field | Wood | 160 m north |
| Icedale Wood | Wood | 180 m east |
| Scotts Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Watford Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are 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 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Queens' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Highwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Church of England/Christian | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Bushey and Oxhey Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bushey Manor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Field Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls Church of England | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Grange Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Chater Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Knutsford Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step By Step Nursery WD23 2DD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| TeamSport Indoor Karting WD23 2NZ | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Parents Paradise Ltd WD23 2NZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Sea Breeze WD23 2ED | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| T & O Stores WD23 2ED | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Fima Coffee House WD23 2ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Londis WD23 2ED | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Zams Peri Peri WD23 2ED | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| JP News Food & Wine WD23 2ED | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Kandy Cafe WD23 2ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Bush-E-Babes WD23 2EQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2025 |
| St Paul's Church WD23 2EQ | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Greatham Road (7); On or near Bendysh Road (7); On or near Flora Road (5); On or near Walton Road (5); On or near William Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Sabores Restaurant (other catering premises, WD23 2EA) is no longer listed; it was rated 1 Major improvement necessary found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Kandy Cafe (restaurant/cafe/canteen, WD23 2ED) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 6 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
William Street · Flora Road · Cedar Crescent · Ashdown Road · Bendysh Road · Greatham Road · Woolmerdine Court · Walton Road · The Copse · Park Close · Arthur Street · Golf Close
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.