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The average house price in Stanstead Abbots is £508,286 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.7%.

England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire

Stanstead Abbots

£508,286

Average price, last 12 months

−1.7% in a year
AUG 2016£342kJUL 2026£508k

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What can I buy with my budget in Stanstead Abbots?

With £510,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Stanstead Abbots.

£510,000

Stanstead Abbots

  • Flats

    £208,250

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £431,818

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £570,277

    £60k short

  • Detached

    £587,858

    £78k 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 Stanstead Abbots?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Stanstead Abbots costs £2,543 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Stanstead Abbots

    £2,543

    a month

    Average price
    £508,286
    Deposit
    £50,829
    Mortgage
    £457,457
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £101,657

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

  • £587,858

Semi-detached

  • £570,277

Terraced

  • £431,818

Flats

  • £208,250

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Stanstead Abbots

Mostly terraced houses

18%
19%
46%
18%

How green is Stanstead Abbots?

Stanstead Abbots has 1 public park among 8 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Stanstead Abbots

    0.5%

    of the land is green space
    28 m² per resident, or 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    1 public park

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 Stanstead Abbots?

Stanstead Abbots has about 1.4 residents for every football pitch of land, or 491 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Stanstead Abbots
1.4 people per football pitch of land · 491 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 Stanstead Abbots?

Prices in Stanstead Abbots were down on a year earlier in 48 months of the 108 since August 2017. They are now down 1.7% on a year earlier.

Stanstead Abbots48 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since August 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

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    £508,286

Change over 1 year

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    −£8,903

Change over ~10 years

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    +£164,692

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    25

Number of postcodes

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    89

Households (Census 2021)

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    869

Household density

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    208 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    2,045

Population density

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    491 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    28 m² per resident · less than 55% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    0.5%

Public parks

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    1

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    68 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    −16.2%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    22 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    NOV 2024 · £2,500,000

Most common price band

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    £500k – £1m · 40.4%

Detached average

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    £587,858

Semi-detached average

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    £570,277

Terraced average

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    £431,818

Flats average

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    £208,250

Detached share of sales

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    17.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    19.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    45.6%

Flats share of sales

  • Stanstead Abbots

    England / Hertfordshire / East Hertfordshire / Stanstead Abbots

    17.5%

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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