SG12 9TH
Last sold £204,000 in May 1998
5, Blacksmiths Close, Ware
- Property type
- Detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- May 1998 — £204,000
What this home might be worth today
£858,000
Estimate range £815,000–£901,000
+320.7% since May 1998 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 49 nearby sales within a year · detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Presdales School 1.2km
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 926m
- Ware station 1.4km
- Post Wood 670m
- The coast (coastline) 27.1km
- Lake 116m
- Hardmead Lock 209m
- Canal 4.5km
- River Lea 281m
- Public Park 1.7km
- Presdales Recreation Ground 758m
- Costcutter 1.5km
- Lower Road (Nr) 453m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Ware, 1.4km away
- 48 min London
- 83 min Cambridge
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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1 St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.6 miles State
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2 Presdales School · Secondary · Girls 0.8 miles State Ofsted Outstanding Attainment 8: 58.8 — top 20% nationally (2023)
Noise
Rail noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — trains are audible.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Planning
- In the green belt — new building is tightly restricted.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 58 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Nearby sold homes
- 8, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £149,000 · 1997
- 7, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £730,000 · 2019
- 6, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £384,995 · 2006
- 2, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £755,000 · 2018
- 1, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £685,000 · 2018
- 27, Furlong Way, Ware £849,000 · 2025
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Demolition of existing garage and shed, and erection of a replacement detached garage… Nov 2025 source
- Undecided Erection of 2no self build and custom eco dwellings with associated landscape, ASHP and… May 2026 source
- Rejected Reduction in depth of existing property, addition of first floor, erection of two-storey… May 2026 source
- Permitted Discharge condition 3 (Materials) attached to 3/25/1674/LBC Mar 2026 source
- Permitted Discharge condition 3 (Materials) attached to 3/25/1673/HH Mar 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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