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The average house price in Sawbridgeworth is £466,357 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 17.0%.

England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire

Sawbridgeworth

£466,357

Average price, last 12 months

−17.0% in a year
OCT 2016£383kSEPT 2026£466k

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What can I buy with my budget in Sawbridgeworth?

With £470,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Sawbridgeworth.

£470,000

Sawbridgeworth

  • Flats

    £189,684

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £349,189

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £505,196

    £35k short

  • Detached

    £767,869

    £298k 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 Sawbridgeworth?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Sawbridgeworth costs £2,333 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Sawbridgeworth

    £2,333

    a month

    Average price
    £466,357
    Deposit
    £46,636
    Mortgage
    £419,721
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £93,271

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

  • £767,869

Semi-detached

  • £505,196

Terraced

  • £349,189

Flats

  • £189,684

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Sawbridgeworth

Mostly detached houses

33%
26%
24%
17%

How green is Sawbridgeworth?

Sawbridgeworth has 3 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 4.9% of the area: about 56 m² per resident, or 7.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Sawbridgeworth

    4.9%

    of the land is green space
    56 m² per resident, or 7.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    3 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 Sawbridgeworth?

Sawbridgeworth has about 6.2 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,255 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Sawbridgeworth
6.2 people per football pitch of land · 2,255 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 Sawbridgeworth?

Prices in Sawbridgeworth were down on a year earlier in 42 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 17.0% on a year earlier.

Sawbridgeworth42 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

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    £466,357

Change over 1 year

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    −£95,578

Change over ~10 years

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    +£85,436

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    102

Number of postcodes

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    297

Households (Census 2021)

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    3,644

Household density

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    941 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    8,730

Population density

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    2,255 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    56 m² per resident · more than 77% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    4.9%

Public parks

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    3

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    50 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    −9.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    14 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    APR 2025 · £802,500

Most common price band

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    £500k – £1m · 38.0%

Detached average

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    £767,869

Semi-detached average

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    £505,196

Terraced average

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    £349,189

Flats average

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    £189,684

Detached share of sales

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    33.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    25.7%

Terraced share of sales

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    23.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Sawbridgeworth

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Sawbridgeworth

    17.4%

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.

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