Detached
£816,448
64% above the East Hertfordshire average
22.6% of sales
What is the average house price in East Hertfordshire? £496,737
The average house price in East Hertfordshire is £496,737, based on 1,845 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.8% (£14,141) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,845
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in East Hertfordshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£523,174
5% above the East Hertfordshire average
24.2% of sales
Terraced
£438,180
12% below the East Hertfordshire average
29.3% of sales
Flats
£261,856
47% below the East Hertfordshire average
23.9% of sales
Are house prices in East Hertfordshire going up or down?
House prices in East Hertfordshire are falling: down 2.8% (£14,141) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 19.7% (£81,626).
Past 12 months
−2.8%
−£14,141From £510,878 to £496,737
£511,862£496,737
Past 10 years
+19.7%
+£81,626From £415,111 to £496,737
£523,612£415,111
Quick answers for East Hertfordshire
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£573,350
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
1,845
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
29.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
33.4% of sales
How many people live in East Hertfordshire?
150,286
818 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in East Hertfordshire?
62,029
337 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in East Hertfordshire?
35 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.1% of the area · 33 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in East Hertfordshire?
55 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +2.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Bayford
£1,519,500
Least expensive
Wyddial
£323,750
How does East Hertfordshire rank?
5th most expensive area of Hertfordshire.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in East Hertfordshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in East Hertfordshire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
culverwood house robins nest hill, hertfordshire
£8,075,000
Sold January 2017
View house details
How do house prices in East Hertfordshire compare with nearby areas?
East Hertfordshire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hertfordshire.
East Hertfordshire vs Stevenage
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737
- Stevenage
- £349,168−£147,569
Open comparison
East Hertfordshire vs Broxbourne
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737
- Broxbourne
- £450,837−£45,900
Open comparison
East Hertfordshire vs North Hertfordshire
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314−£22,423
Open comparison
East Hertfordshire vs Welwyn Hatfield
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290−£5,447
Open comparison
East Hertfordshire vs St Albans
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737
- St Albans
- £711,392+£214,655
Open comparison
East Hertfordshire vs Hertsmere
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737
- Hertsmere
- £614,396+£117,659
Open comparison
Which areas of East Hertfordshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 50 areas of East Hertfordshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,519,500
Change over one year: +62.9%
- 2
£1,130,000
Change over one year: +2.7%
- 3
£1,005,000
Change over one year: +4.6%
- 4
£944,000
Change over one year: +46.9%
- 5
£921,012
Change over one year: −21.1%
- 6
£837,437
Change over one year: +33.7%
- 7
£831,767
Change over one year: +23.0%
- 8
£787,000
Change over one year: +58.9%
- 9
£771,807
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 10
£770,285
Change over one year: +2.7%
- 11
£770,000
Change over one year: +101.0%
- 12
£738,444
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 13
£735,833
Change over one year: −26.9%
- 14
£671,583
Change over one year: −41.9%
- 15
£671,000
Change over one year: +50.2%
- 16
£666,299
Change over one year: +10.5%
- 17
£662,336
Change over one year: +25.6%
- 18
£660,000
Change over one year: −41.0%
- 19
£646,745
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 20
£636,250
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 21
£620,000
Change over one year: +5.0%
- 22
£619,071
Change over one year: −27.5%
- 23
£610,000
Change over one year: −15.3%
- 24
£610,000
Change over one year: −5.1%
- 25
£586,468
Change over one year: +13.5%
- 26
£584,391
Change over one year: +25.6%
- 27
£576,250
Change over one year: −20.0%
- 28
£568,125
Change over one year: +30.2%
- 29
£552,000
Change over one year: +11.2%
- 30
£515,750
Change over one year: −6.6%
- 31
£515,026
Change over one year: −7.9%
- 32
£511,100
Change over one year: −13.6%
- 33
£508,286
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 34
£490,500
Change over one year: +13.8%
- 35
£489,714
Change over one year: −10.7%
- 36
£485,779
Change over one year: −6.6%
- 37
£481,859
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 38
£479,480
Change over one year: −31.2%
- 39
£468,927
Change over one year: −22.7%
- 40
£466,357
Change over one year: −17.0%
- 41
£463,333
Change over one year: −32.0%
- 42
£462,363
Change over one year: −9.9%
- 43
£462,190
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 44
£458,525
Change over one year: −0.0%
- 45
£454,300
Change over one year: −30.4%
- 46
£440,625
Change over one year: +6.2%
- 47
£424,876
Change over one year: +5.8%
- 48
£420,350
Change over one year: −42.4%
- 49
£373,333
Change over one year: −47.5%
- 50
£323,750
Change over one year: −56.6%
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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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The East Hertfordshire dataset covers 6,661 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.