SG12 9TH
Last sold £685,000 in June 2018
1, Blacksmiths Close, Ware
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,066 sq ft / 99 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- Jun 2018 — £685,000
What this home might be worth today
£880,000
Estimate range £836,000–£924,000
+28.4% since June 2018 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid above the local norm at the time
vs 9 nearby sales within a year · 5-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Presdales School 1.2km
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 907m
- Ware station 1.4km
- Post Wood 653m
- The coast (coastline) 27.0km
- Lake 145m
- Hardmead Lock 231m
- Canal 4.5km
- River Lea 307m
- Public Park 1.7km
- Presdales Recreation Ground 736m
- Costcutter 1.5km
- Lower Road (Nr) 432m
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)
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: Low. Check the current map
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 — 57 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 2, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £755,000 · 2018
- 31, Furlong Way, Ware £700,000 · 2025
- 8, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £149,000 · 1997
- 5, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £204,000 · 1998
- 6, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £384,995 · 2006
- 7, Blacksmiths Close, Ware £730,000 · 2019
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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