Sele Farm

The Sele Farm Estate was established to the west of Hertford in the 1950s when the land was sold out of the Panshanger Estate. There is a secondary school and two primary schools, along with a parade of shops and two play areas.

Following WWII The municipal Borough of Hertford aspired to build hundreds of houses and flats on 50 acres of land. The initial building work took place at on Cherry Tree Green, Hawthorn Close, Bramfield Road, Tudor Way, Windsor Drive, Hollycroft and Welwyn Road. The second stage involved housing on Calton Avenue and all the roads to the West of Thieves Lane. In the early 1960s, a new housing development comprising Sadlers Way, Chandlers Way and Alexander Road was built on the site of Sadler’s coal yard and chicken farm.

Local residents are proud to live in Sele and a strong sense of community exists.

Some descriptive text taken from the Sele Neighbourhood Area Plan.