Detached
£949,973
79% above the Hertfordshire average
19.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Hertfordshire? £530,812
The average house price in Hertfordshire is £530,812, based on 12,609 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 1.3% (£6,798) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 12,609
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Hertfordshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£594,057
12% above the Hertfordshire average
24.5% of sales
Terraced
£442,610
17% below the Hertfordshire average
31.5% of sales
Flats
£274,603
48% below the Hertfordshire average
24.6% of sales
Are house prices in Hertfordshire going up or down?
House prices in Hertfordshire are falling: down 1.3% (£6,798) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 27.0% (£112,795).
Past 12 months
−1.3%
−£6,798From £537,610 to £530,812
£540,930£530,812
Past 10 years
+27.0%
+£112,795From £418,017 to £530,812
£537,610£418,017
Quick answers for Hertfordshire
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£585,172
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
12,609
In the last 12 months-26.9% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
31.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
48.8% of sales
How many people live in Hertfordshire?
1,198,964
1,889 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Hertfordshire?
482,795
761 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Hertfordshire?
40 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.9% of the area · 446 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
St Albans
£706,083
Least expensive
Stevenage
£351,992
How does Hertfordshire rank?
4th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Hertfordshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in Hertfordshire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
16 watford road, hertfordshire
£12,500,000
Sold January 2024
View house details
How do house prices in Hertfordshire compare with nearby areas?
Hertfordshire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Hertfordshire vs Bedfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399−£170,413
Open comparison
Hertfordshire vs Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812
- Buckinghamshire
- £546,825+£16,013
Open comparison
Hertfordshire vs Greater London
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812
- Greater London
- £651,235+£120,423
Open comparison
Hertfordshire vs City of Milton Keynes
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812
- City of Milton Keynes
- £353,623−£177,189
Open comparison
Hertfordshire vs Thurrock
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812
- Thurrock
- £363,849−£166,963
Open comparison
Hertfordshire vs Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- £364,694−£166,118
Open comparison
Which areas of Hertfordshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 10 areas of Hertfordshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£706,083
Change over one year: −2.5%
- 2
£659,226
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 3
£612,553
Change over one year: −3.5%
- 4
£530,955
Change over one year: −0.0%
- 5
£497,800
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 6
£493,240
Change over one year: −5.2%
- 7
£469,555
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 8
£456,353
Change over one year: +2.8%
- 9
£446,328
Change over one year: +2.8%
- 10
£351,992
Change over one year: −0.3%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 October 2026 at 23:59 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Hertfordshire dataset covers 53,733 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.