Heath Lane Codicote Bottom, North Hertfordshire
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (SG4), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 27923169.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £1,000,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 North Hertfordshire costs £2,449 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Knebworth, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 76 to 79 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 Whitwell Surgery, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £1,255,000 | £1,255,000 | £1,255,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £2,370,000 | £2,370,000 | £2,370,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2019 | ROSE DELL SG4 8SL | Detached | £1,000,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2016 | ROSE DELL SG4 8SL | Detached | £1,255,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2015 | CODICOTE MILL SG4 8SL | Detached | £2,370,000 | |
| 14 Jan 1998 | ROSE DELL SG4 8SL | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 6 Jan 1995 | ROSE DELL SG4 8SL | Detached | £290,000 |
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 D (28% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 6.
- 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
- BARN AT VALLEY FARM ADJOINING RIVER KEEPER'S COTTAGE, grade II
- BENTLEYS, grade II
- KIMPTON MILL AND ADJOINING BARNS, grade II
- SHEPHERDS COTTAGE, grade II
- SMALL BARN,SHED AND FLINT WALL AT VALLEY FARM, grade II
- VALLEY FARMHOUSE, 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG4 8SL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SG4 8ST | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 76 m and 79 m above sea level (78 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG4 8SL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SG4 8ST | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knebworth 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Welwyn North 387,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Stevenage 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Kimpton Mill | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Welwyn Garden City | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitwell Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Codicote Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Harpenden Memorial Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Stevenage Police Station | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | The Vale Play Area 60 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,700 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,270 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge at Hoo Park, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge at Hoo Park | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Ayot House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| The Hoo, Kimpton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 330 m west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Heath Plantation | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) east |
| The Grove | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Hollowdane Spring | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Lucas Dell Hole | Hollow | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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.
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 North Hertfordshire: see them on the North Hertfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codicote Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 8 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
All the streets in SG4 and across North 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.