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.

“Bright , clear, happy people to be dealing with”
Dave Brown
20th January 2025
“Tiegan is always very efficient”
Alireza Hejrani
17th January 2025
“Professional. Prompt. I have confidence in their management”
Melanie Sparks
15th January 2025
“Generally very helpful, responsive and professional”
Jeanet Bontron
12th January 2025
“Rachel has been very efficient and effective in dealing with a number of issues that we have recently had, in particular with a water leak issue. Rachel has been instrumental in helping to resolve the problem, which has reassured us and given us peace of mind. She visited the property before Christmas and quickly fed back on the situation. Rachel is a great communicator and able to liaise well with both us and our tenant. We really value and appreciate her contribution.”
Sally Woodford
11th January 2025
“Overall, everyone was very helpful and pleasant to deal with”
Anon
9th January 2025
“Polite, efficient, positive, & helpful”
Ian Nicholls
9th January 2025
“Coralie and Verity were both very helpful during the purchase of my house.”
John Sellars
6th January 2025
“Chris was great during the whole process.”
Anon
3rd January 2025
“Gemma has been excellent in liaising with maintenance contractors and has ensured good communication of findings about the works, the diagnosis of the problems and the status of progress on repair.”
Michael Curtis
2nd January 2025
“Ashtons is the best estate agents I have EVER dealt with! Exceptional service. Liam Partridge and Grace Bishop were both exceptional and I cannot praise them highly enough. The staff who accompanied the viewings were also superb I just can’t recall their names to praise individually. Truly though they were the best!”
Lindsay Nicholson
23rd December 2024
“Malcolm is great on the phone and helped get things sorted, Nicola Bain was also very helpful too”
Simon Adkins
21st December 2024

Whether you’re looking to
  • buy
  • sell
  • rent
  • let
  • buy
we would love to help.