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The average house price in North Hertfordshire is £474,314 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.7%.

England / Hertfordshire

North Hertfordshire

£474,314

Average price, last 12 months

−0.7% in a year
OCT 2016£361kSEPT 2026£474k

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What can I buy with my budget in North Hertfordshire?

With £480,000 you could afford the average terraced house in North Hertfordshire.

£480,000

North Hertfordshire

  • Flats

    £229,372

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £383,117

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £526,615

    £47k short

  • Detached

    £785,366

    £305k 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 North Hertfordshire?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in North Hertfordshire costs £2,373 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • North Hertfordshire

    £2,373

    a month

    Average price
    £474,314
    Deposit
    £47,431
    Mortgage
    £426,883
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £94,863

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

  • £785,366

Semi-detached

  • £526,615

Terraced

  • £383,117

Flats

  • £229,372

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

North Hertfordshire

Mostly terraced houses

23%
26%
28%
23%

How much do prices vary within North Hertfordshire?

In North Hertfordshire the priciest area costs 2.9× the cheapest.

North Hertfordshire34 areas

Cheapest: Royston, £388,568. Priciest: Kimpton, £1,109,896.

Royston: £388,568Great Ashby: £397,878Radwell: £432,500Knebworth: £463,372Graveley: £473,388Ickleford: £496,483Barkway: £502,514Ashwell: £525,607Clothall: £550,000Wymondley: £558,863Wallington: £579,166Holwell: £589,675Codicote: £600,026Kelshall: £617,500Offley: £622,192Newnham: £622,666Lilley: £630,083Therfield: £633,607St Paul's Walden: £648,403Weston: £653,382Pirton: £676,300King's Walden: £684,800Bygrave: £743,750Reed: £752,500Nuthampstead: £780,000Hinxworth: £807,500Sandon: £826,250Rushden: £843,333St Ippolyts: £845,009Langley: £870,000Hexton: £945,000Barley: £950,000Preston: £972,142Kimpton: £1,109,896
  • North Hertfordshire average, £474,314

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is North Hertfordshire?

North Hertfordshire has 43 public parks among 422 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • North Hertfordshire

    1.5%

    of the land is green space
    41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    43 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 North Hertfordshire?

North Hertfordshire has about 2.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 918 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

North Hertfordshire
2.5 people per football pitch of land · 918 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 North Hertfordshire?

Prices in North Hertfordshire were down on a year earlier in 23 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.7% on a year earlier.

North Hertfordshire23 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

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    £474,314

Change over 1 year

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    −£3,274

Change over ~10 years

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    +£114,853

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    1,537

Number of postcodes

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    5,682

Households (Census 2021)

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    56,718

Household density

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    391 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    133,216

Population density

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    918 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    41 m² per resident · more than 66% of areas

Green space share of area

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    1.5%

Public parks

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    43

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    53 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    −1.4%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    18 per 1,000

Peak month

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    AUG 2025 · £544,331

Most common price band

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    £500k – £1m · 30.7%

Detached average

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    £785,366

Semi-detached average

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    £526,615

Terraced average

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    £383,117

Flats average

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    £229,372

Detached share of sales

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    23.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    25.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    28.2%

Flats share of sales

  • North Hertfordshire

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

    22.9%

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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