England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield
Essendon£716,833
Average price, last 12 months
+46.9% in a year
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The average house price in Essendon is £716,833 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 46.9%.
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What does each type of home cost?
Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.
Detached
- £1,325,000
Semi-detached
- £602,333
Terraced
- £518,500
Flats
- £227,500
What kinds of homes sell in each area?
Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.
- Detached
- Semi-detached
- Terraced
- Flats
Essendon
Mostly semi-detached houses
18%
41%
32%
How do all the numbers compare?
Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.
Latest 12-month average
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
£716,833
Change over 1 year
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
+£228,833
Change over ~10 years
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
+£278,206
Homes sold (last 12 months)
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
12
Homes sold vs previous 12 months
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
+2
Number of postcodes
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
67
Households (Census 2021)
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
387
Household density
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
87 per sq mi · Typical
Population (Census 2021)
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
982
Population density
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
221 per sq mi · Typical
Green space per resident
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
122 m² per resident · more than 92% of areas
Green space share of area
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
1.0%
Public parks
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
0
Peak month
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
JUL 2012 · £4,125,000
Most common price band
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
£500k – £1m · 63.6%
Detached average
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
£1,325,000
Semi-detached average
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
£602,333
Terraced average
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
£518,500
Flats average
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
£227,500
Detached share of sales
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
18.2%
Semi-detached share of sales
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
40.9%
Terraced share of sales
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
31.8%
Flats share of sales
Essendon
England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon
9.1%
| Metric | Essendon England / Hertfordshire / Welwyn Hatfield / Essendon |
|---|---|
| Latest 12-month average | £716,833 |
| Change over 1 year | +£228,833 |
| Change over ~10 years | +£278,206 |
| Homes sold (last 12 months) | 12 |
| Homes sold vs previous 12 months | +2 |
| Number of postcodes | 67 |
| Households (Census 2021) | 387 |
| Household density | 87 per sq mi · Typical |
| Population (Census 2021) | 982 |
| Population density | 221 per sq mi · Typical |
| Green space per resident | 122 m² per resident · more than 92% of areas |
| Green space share of area | 1.0% |
| Public parks | 0 |
| Peak month | JUL 2012 · £4,125,000 |
| Most common price band | £500k – £1m · 63.6% |
| Detached average | £1,325,000 |
| Semi-detached average | £602,333 |
| Terraced average | £518,500 |
| Flats average | £227,500 |
| Detached share of sales | 18.2% |
| Semi-detached share of sales | 40.9% |
| Terraced share of sales | 31.8% |
| Flats share of sales | 9.1% |
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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