Detached
£858,142
46% above the Gilston average
40.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Gilston? £586,468
The average house price in Gilston is £586,468, based on 16 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 13.5% (£69,750) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +13.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 16
- 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 Gilston?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£495,000
16% below the Gilston average
5.0% of sales
Terraced
£407,500
31% below the Gilston average
10.0% of sales
Flats
£353,428
40% below the Gilston average
45.0% of sales
Are house prices in Gilston going up or down?
House prices in Gilston are rising: up 13.5% (£69,750) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 16.0% (£81,039).
Past 12 months
+13.5%
+£69,750From £516,718 to £586,468
£601,678£369,767
Past 10 years
+16.0%
+£81,039From £505,429 to £586,468
£630,966£437,912
Quick answers for Gilston
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,450,000
Highest average, reached in January 2010
How many homes sold?
16
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
45.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
40.0% of sales
How many people live in Gilston?
748
489 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 Gilston?
278
182 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 Gilston?
142 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 93% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 20 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.7% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Gilston?
13 crimes
−35.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Gilston rank?
25th most expensive area of East Hertfordshire.
Compared with 50 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Gilston?
The highest recorded sale prices in Gilston, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
grasslands pye corner, hertfordshire
£1,825,000
Sold May 2019
View house details
How do house prices in Gilston compare with nearby areas?
Gilston compared with the 6 nearest other areas in East Hertfordshire.
Gilston vs Eastwick
- Gilston
- £586,468
- Eastwick
- £440,625−£145,843
Open comparison
Gilston vs Hunsdon
- Gilston
- £586,468
- Hunsdon
- £646,745+£60,277
Open comparison
Gilston vs High Wych
- Gilston
- £586,468
- High Wych
- £479,480−£106,988
Open comparison
Gilston vs Sawbridgeworth
- Gilston
- £586,468
- Sawbridgeworth
- £466,357−£120,111
Open comparison
Gilston vs Widford
- Gilston
- £586,468
- Widford
- £787,000+£200,532
Open comparison
Gilston vs Stanstead Abbots
- Gilston
- £586,468
- Stanstead Abbots
- £508,286−£78,182
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Gilston dataset covers 19 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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