We think differently. Expect extraordinary.
Selling and letting property in Hertfordshire for over 40 years.
Our People
Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, let or invest, our 120-strong team of award-winning local experts are eager to help.
Our numbers
- Total sales & lettings transactions
- 22,873
- Buyers and Tenants registered
- 8,112
- Daily website visits
- 1,400
- Visitors to our office each month
- Over 850
- Properties with an asset value of over £455m currently under management
- 750
- Asking price achieved on average
- 98.87%
- of clients who would recommend us
- Over 98%
Our Story
2024
• BEAG 2024 award winner for Sales & Lettings
• Voted in BEAG 2024 Top 500 Estate Agencies UK
• British Property Awards 2023-24 Gold for Lettings
2023
• Ashtons opens 6th Sales and Lettings office in Hitchin
2023
• BEAG 2023 award winner for Sales & Lettings
2022
• Ashtons acquire Home County Sales & Lettings in Harpenden
2022
• BEAG 2022 award winner for Sales & Lettings
• Awarded BEAG Best Medium Sized Agency in the UK
2021
• Ashtons acquires Aitchisons Residential with offices in Berkhamsted and St Albans
2021
• Ashtons aquire Putterills Land & Development Ltd in Hitchin
2020
• 120 colleagues celebrate Ashtons 40th anniversary
2020
• BEAG 2020 award winner for Sales & Lettings
2020
• Launch partnership with Ashwell mortgage services
2019
• British Property Awards 2019 Gold and Silver winner
• BEAG 2019 award winner in Lettings
2019
• Professional Photography Services and Professional Viewing Service launched
2018
• Ranked 4th best company to work for in the East of England and 13th in the Sunday Times Best Small Companies Top 100 Employers
2018
• British Property Awards 2018 Gold and Silver winner
2017
• Voted Sunday Times Best Small Companies Top 100 Employers
2017
• Substantial investment in new branding for all offices and creating welcoming spaces for customers
• Employee headcount rises to 90
2016
• 1 in every 7 properties sold in the AL postal district sells through Ashtons
2016
• Welwyn Garden City office is remodelled and refurbished
2016
• Sunday Times East of England Estate Agency of the Year 2016 Gold and Silver winner
2015
• Land & New Homes Department opens to meet increased demand.
2015
• Rebourn office remodelled and refurbished
• Head office opens
2015
• Sunday Times East of England Estate Agency of the Year 2015 Gold and Silver winner
2015
• Voted Sunday Times Best Small Companies Top 100 Employers
2014
• Harpenden and St Albans offices are substantially remodelled.
2014
• Rental portfolio continues to grow and exceeds 500 properties
2014
• Voted Sunday Times Best Small Companies Top 100 Employers.
2012
• Best Estate Agent & Lettings Agent of the Year 2012 Gold Winner
2011
• Winner of Relocation Agent of the Year
• Employee headcount rises to 35
2008
• Best Estate Agent & Lettings Agent of the Year 2008 Silver winner
2006
• Voted Sunday Times Best Small Companies Top 100 Employers
2004
• Lettings business opens in Welwyn Garden City
2004
• Voted Sunday Times Best Small Companies Top 100 Employers
2003
• Move to new premises in Welwyn Garden City that are three times larger than the original
2000
• Lettings business opens
• Expanded premises in Harpenden, doubling in size
1998
• Ashtons opens its 4th office in Redbourn
1994
• Ashtons opens its 3rd office in Welwyn Garden City
1990
• Our owner and Managing Director, Karl Judd, becomes an equity partner
1988
• Office opens in Harpenden.
1980
• Founding partners Rod Allsopp and Kevin Keenan opens Ashtons first office in St Albans
What our customers say
Don’t just take our word for it, read what our customers have to say about their experience working with us.
Whether you’re looking to
- buy
- sell
- rent
- let
- buy
we would love to help.
- buy
- sell
- rent
- let
- buy
