Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Borehamwood Cowley Hill at a glance
- House prices
- £399,950
- Middle74th percentile
- Schools
- 61st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 103.2 per 1,000 residents
- Weak23rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle66th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Borehamwood Cowley Hill a good place to live?
Borehamwood Cowley Hill may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Hertsmere below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 103.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 23rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
House prices
- Median sale price
- £399,950
- Percentile
- 74th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 73 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Schools
61st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Flood risk
8.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.2% of the area. That is the 66th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Transport
78th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Borehamwood Cowley Hill a good place to live?
Borehamwood Cowley Hill may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Borehamwood Cowley Hill safe?
Borehamwood Cowley Hill ranks in the 23rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Borehamwood Cowley Hill?
The median sale price was £399,950 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 74th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Borehamwood Cowley Hill?
Schools rank in the 61st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Borehamwood Cowley Hill?
Nearby public profiles include Borehamwood Kenilworth in Hertsmere and Borehamwood Brookmeadow in Hertsmere.
