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The average house price in Hertfordshire is £530,812 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.3%.

England

Hertfordshire

£530,812

Average price, last 12 months

−1.3% in a year

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Where is this area?

Boundary outlines for this location, using the same colours as the rest of the page.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £949,973

Semi-detached

  • £594,057

Terraced

  • £442,610

Flats

  • £274,603

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Hertfordshire

Mostly terraced houses

19%
25%
32%
25%

How much do prices vary within each area?

In Hertfordshire the priciest area costs 2.0× the cheapest.

Cheapest and most expensive area inside each location, with the overall average marked.

  • Hertfordshire

    2.0× spread

    Cheapest

    Stevenage

    £351,992

    Most expensive

    St Albans

    £706,083

Overall average for the location

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    £530,812

Change over 1 year

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    −£6,798

Change over ~10 years

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    +£112,795

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    12,609

Homes sold vs previous 12 months

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    −4,642

Number of postcodes

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    53,733

Households (Census 2021)

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    482,795

Household density

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    761 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    1,198,964

Population density

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    1,889 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    40 m² per resident · more than 65% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    2.9%

Public parks

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    446

Peak month

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    AUG 2025 · £585,172

Most common price band

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    £500k – £1m · 48.8%

Detached average

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    £949,973

Semi-detached average

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    £594,057

Terraced average

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    £442,610

Flats average

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    £274,603

Detached share of sales

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    19.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    24.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    31.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire

    24.6%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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