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MAIN TOWNS/AREAS IN HERTFORDSHIRE:
Aldbury
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St Peter
Barnet
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Stortford
Bushey
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Essendon
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Sands
Home Search are independent buying consultants specialising in
finding and acquiring prime country houses & estates, farm
& equestrian property and waterside homes throughout HERTFORDSHIRE,
the UK, London and Cape Town South Africa for retained private
& corporate clients.
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About the County of Hertfordshire
(For a list of all the prime country estate properties sold in
Hertfordshire recently, scroll down to the bottom of this page)
click
on relevant link below to view further information on...
Country, Equestrian,
Farm & Waterside property for sale in Hertfordshire
Property prices
of prime properties in Hertfordshire
Private & Public schools
in Hertfordshire
The leading Country,
Farm & Equestrian Estate Agents in Hertfordshire
MAIN TOWNS/AREAS IN HERTFORDSHIRE: Aldbury,
Ayot
St Peter, Barnet,
Berkhamstead,
Bishops
Stortford,
Bushey, Cheshunt,
Elstree,
Essendon,
Harpenden,
Hatfield,
Hemel
Hempstead, Hertford,
Hitchin, Kings
Langley, Letchworth,
Little Berkhamstead, Much
Hadham, Potters
Bar, Radlett,
Rickmansworth,
Royston,
Shenley,
St.
Albans, Stevenage,
Tring,
Ware,
Watford,
Welwyn,
Welwyn
Garden City.
Despite its proximity to London and excellent communications
to the capital by road and rail, Hertfordshire is deeply rural
- and house prices are surprisingly reasonable
Although it is one of the smallest counties
in England, Hertfordshire has a great variety of scenery, mostly,
in the words of Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, 'uneventful but lovable'.
Despite its proximity to London and excellent communications to
the capital by road and rail, parts are surprisingly rural.
Hertford, the county town, is still an old market
town, and wheat and barley are grown in abundance in the north,
on the Cambridgeshire border. The Chilterns Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty just touches the south-west of the county.
In the south, the soil is clay and the landscape
heavily wooded. Building materials include the traditional timber
- the county has an exceptionally high number of timber-framed
buildings, constructed from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
The county has a long history: as Verulamium,
St Albans was one of the main Roman towns in Britain, and more
recently, a succession of great houses were built, including Hatfield
House and Knebworth.
Given Hertfordshire's accessibility from London,
house prices are surprisingly reasonable. The most popular areas
include the corridor close to the M11 , within easy reach of Harlow
and Saffron Walden, and the towns of Berkhamstead and Hampenden.
Major towns
MAIN TOWNS/AREAS IN
HERTFORDSHIRE: Aldbury,
Ayot
St Peter, Barnet,
Berkhamstead,
Bishops
Stortford,
Bushey, Cheshunt,
Elstree,
Essendon,
Harpenden,
Hatfield,
Hemel
Hempstead, Hertford,
Hitchin, Kings
Langley, Letchworth,
Little Berkhamstead, Much
Hadham, Potters
Bar, Radlett,
Rickmansworth,
Royston,
Shenley,
St.
Albans, Stevenage,
Tring,
Ware,
Watford,
Welwyn,
Welwyn
Garden City.
Transport links
Train: King's Cross to Stevenage 19min; Euston
to Hemel Hempstead 25min; Ware 35min.
Car: Stevenage is 28 miles from central London, via the A1(M);
Hemel Hempstead 25 miles, via the M1 and Ware 23 miles, via the
A10.
Public schools
Berkhamsted Collegiate School (01442 863236).
Co- educational, with separate campuses for girls and boys in
the senior school. Fully co- educational preparatory school and
sixth form, day and boarding. Age range 7- 18.
www.berkhamstedcollegiateschool.org.uk
Bishops Stortford College (01279 838575). Co-educational, age
range 4-19, day and boarding. www.bishops-stortford-college.herts.uk
Haberdashers' Askes School, Elstree (0208-207 4323). Boys only,
age range 7-18, day. www.habsboys.org.uk
Haberdashers' Askes School for Girls, Elstree (0208-953 4261).
Girls only, age range 4-18, day. www.habsgirls.org.uk
Haileybury College, near Hertford (01992 463353). Co-educational,
age range 11-18, day and boarding. www.haileybury.herts.sch.uk
Princess Helena College, Hitchin (01462 432100). Girls only, age
range 11-18, day and boarding. www.phc.herts.sch.uk
St Albans High School for Girls (01727 853800). Girls only, age
range 7-18, day. www.stalbans-high.herts.sch.uk
St Albans School (01727 855521). Boys only (co-educational sixth
form), age range 11-18, day. www.st-albans.herts.sch.uk
Leisure
Golf courses: Dyrham Park, Barnet (0181-440
3361); Moor Park, Rickmansworth (01923 773146).
Hunts: The Aldenham Harriers, the Enfield Chase, the Puckeridge
and Thurlow.
Yachting club: Aldenham Sailing Club.
Fishing: rivers Bure, Wissey, Yare, Waveney, and the Broads.
THE BEST HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTRY HOUSES FOR SALE
(A breakdown of what was for sale & purchase prices)
Ayot Montfitchet, Ayot St Peter (remodelled 15th Century house,
21 acres): £5.5m
Tom's Hill Estate, Aldbury (period house, 150 acres): £4.2m
Danes Estate, Little Berkhampstead (436 acre residential estate):
£3.5m
Rectory Farm, Shenley (new 6 bedroom house, 134 acres): £4m
Essendon House, Essendon (8 bedroom Georgian House, coach house,
stabling, 17 acres): £2.85m
HIGHEST VALUE STREETS IN HERTFORDSHIRE
1 Eastwick Road, Ware SG12 £2,253,277
2 Oak Way, Harpenden AL5 £1,904,380
3 The Ridgeway, Potters Bar EN6 £1,735,356
4 Abbey View, Radlett WD7 £1,691,611
5 Holly Lane, Harpenden AL5 £1,687,564
6 Newlands Avenue, Radlett WD7 £1,622,058
7 West Common Way, Harpenden AL5 £1,506,798
8 High Elms, Harpenden AL5 £1,503,104
9 Mackerye End, Harpenden AL5 £1,489,674
10 Park Avenue South, Harpenden AL5 £1,455,881
HIGHEST VALUE AREAS IN HERTFORDSHIRE
1 WD7 (Radlett) £525,836
2 AL5 (Harpenden) £487,402
3 SG10 (Much Hadham) £464,474
4 AL6 (Welwyn) £447,337
5 EN4 (Barnet) £403,478
6 HP4 (Berkhamsted) £387,791
7 WD3 (Rickmansworth) £383,290
8 AL9 (Hatfield) £380,479
9 AL3 (St. Albans) £348,969
10 WD4 (Kings Langley) £341,036
HIGHEST VALUE TOWNS IN HERTFORDSHIRE
1 Radlett £520,423
2 Harpenden £481,618
3 Much Hadham £449,842
4 Welwyn £443,208
5 Berkhamsted £384,183
6 Rickmansworth £379,733
7 Kings Langley £339,560
8 Potters Bar £332,937
9 Bushey £322,235
10 Tring £318,187
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