Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Markyate is £407,900 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 17.0%.

England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum

Markyate

£407,900

Average price, last 12 months

−17.0% in a year
OCT 2016£338kSEPT 2026£408k

Add a location

Add another to see which area comes out on top.

Search for a location...

Where is this area?

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

What can I buy with my budget in Markyate?

With £410,000 you could afford the average flat in Markyate.

£410,000

Markyate

  • Flats

    £205,444

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £426,666

    £17k short

  • Semi-detached

    £530,120

    £120k short

  • Detached

    £546,593

    £137k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Markyate?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Markyate costs £2,041 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Markyate

    £2,041

    a month

    Average price
    £407,900
    Deposit
    £40,790
    Mortgage
    £367,110
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £81,580

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

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

Detached

  • £546,593

Semi-detached

  • £530,120

Terraced

  • £426,666

Flats

  • £205,444

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Markyate

Mostly terraced houses

17%
25%
47%

How green is Markyate?

Markyate has 2 public parks among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Markyate

    0.8%

    of the land is green space
    19 m² per resident, or 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Markyate?

Markyate has about 3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,088 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Markyate
3 people per football pitch of land · 1,088 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Markyate?

Prices in Markyate were down on a year earlier in 48 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 17.0% on a year earlier.

Markyate48 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

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

Latest 12-month average

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    £407,900

Change over 1 year

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    −£83,441

Change over ~10 years

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    +£69,385

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    58

Number of postcodes

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    132

Households (Census 2021)

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    1,459

Household density

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    465 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    3,413

Population density

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    1,088 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    19 m² per resident · less than 71% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    0.8%

Public parks

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    42 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    −7.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    29 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    NOV 2022 · £928,333

Most common price band

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    £400k – £500k · 35.6%

Detached average

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    £546,593

Semi-detached average

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    £530,120

Terraced average

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    £426,666

Flats average

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    £205,444

Detached share of sales

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    16.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    25.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    47.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Markyate

    England / Hertfordshire / Dacorum / Markyate

    11.3%

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. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Thinking of buying a property?

There's a lot to think about. Whether it's a home to live in or a buy-to-let, our free checklist walks you through what to check before you make an offer.

What to check before you buy

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About·Data methodology·Buying checklist·Privacy and cookies·YouTube