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The Shires, WD25

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£392,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£5,440
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
40
Distinct homes
17
Price range
£249,950£940,250
Sales recorded
2001 → 2021
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Shires is a mix of detached houses and semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £392,500 — roughly 10% below the WD25 norm. On floor area that works out near £5,440 per square metre, above the district's £5,102. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across WD25 prices have been rising over the last few years. The record shows 40 sales across 17 homes since 2001.

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The Shires prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 40 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWD25 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k£1M200520102015202020252001: £350,000 median · 13 sales2002: £307,500 median · 3 sales2004: £400,000 median · 1 sale2005: £411,250 median · 3 sales2006: £344,000 median · 3 sales2007: £499,950 median · 3 sales2008: £472,500 median · 2 sales2010: £440,000 median · 1 sale2011: £485,000 median · 1 sale2014: £647,500 median · 2 sales2016: £880,000 median · 1 sale2017: £745,000 median · 1 sale2019: £746,250 median · 2 sales2020: £805,000 median · 2 sales2021: £850,125 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the WD25 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Shires compares

The Shires against the WD25 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

High Road£515k · 59
Horseshoe Lane£510k · 41
Coates Way£455k · 34
Sheepcot Lane£420k · 74
North Approach£408k · 35
Briar Road£403k · 44
The Shires£393k · 40*
St Albans Road£345k · 71
Ley Farm Close£256k · 46

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£392,500
median · all recorded sales
WD25 district
£438,000
median · last 8 years · street -10%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Shires's £392,500 median sits about 10% below WD25's £438,000; on floor space it runs £5,440/m² against the district's £5,102/m² (+7%).

Street and WD25 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on The Shires.

Detached
£425,625
18 sales
Semi-detached
£412,500
14 sales
Terraced
£352,000
8 sales

Every recorded sale on The Shires

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
29 Jun 20212 · WD25 0JLDetached£940,250
24 Mar 20216 · WD25 0JLTerraced£760,000
25 Nov 20204 · WD25 0JLTerraced£735,000
22 Jul 20203 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£875,000
18 Nov 201920 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£772,500
21 Jun 20198 · WD25 0JLDetached£720,000
8 Aug 201724 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£745,000
26 Jul 201626 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£880,000
2 Jul 201418 · WD25 0JLDetached£645,000
30 Apr 201428 · WD25 0JLDetached£650,000
30 Sept 201120 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£485,000
3 Feb 201014 · WD25 0JLDetached£440,000
18 Dec 20083 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£445,000
22 Aug 20082 · WD25 0JLDetached£500,000
18 Jun 200712 · WD25 0JLTerraced£380,000
9 Feb 200718 · WD25 0JLDetached£499,950
18 Jan 20071 · WD25 0JLDetached£499,950
4 May 200614 · WD25 0JLDetached£310,000
23 Mar 20066 · WD25 0JLTerraced£344,000
9 Jan 200626 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£425,000
17 May 200518 · WD25 0JLDetached£440,000
24 Mar 20052 · WD25 0JLDetached£411,250
6 Jan 200520 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£375,000
13 Feb 200424 · WD25 0JLSemi-detached£400,000
3 May 20028 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£307,500
30 Apr 20026 · WD25 0JLTerracedYes£297,500
29 Apr 20024 · WD25 0JLTerracedYes£315,000
5 Jul 200118 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£385,000
29 Jun 200120 · WD25 0JLSemi-detachedYes£345,000
29 Jun 200128 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£375,000
29 Jun 200124 · WD25 0JLSemi-detachedYes£355,000
29 Jun 200126 · WD25 0JLSemi-detachedYes£350,000
28 Jun 20015 · WD25 0JLSemi-detachedYes£360,000
27 Jun 200112 · WD25 0JLTerracedYes£265,000
11 Jun 200110 · WD25 0JLTerracedYes£360,000
11 Jun 200122 · WD25 0JLSemi-detachedYes£335,000
31 May 20012 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£350,000
31 May 200114 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£249,950
30 Apr 20011 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£375,000
27 Apr 200116 · WD25 0JLDetachedYes£285,000
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More streets in WD25

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider WD25 area guide.

Sheepcot LaneSt Albans RoadHigh RoadLey Farm CloseNorth Western AvenueBriar RoadHorseshoe LaneOsprey CloseRavenscroftTrevellance WayCoates WayNorth Approach
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.