Detached
£550,000
15% above the High Wych average
22.7% of sales
What is the average house price in High Wych? £479,480
The average house price in High Wych is £479,480, based on 10 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 31.2% (£217,838) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −31.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 10
- 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 High Wych?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£547,166
14% above the High Wych average
45.5% of sales
Terraced
£398,761
17% below the High Wych average
31.8% of sales
Are house prices in High Wych going up or down?
House prices in High Wych are falling: down 31.2% (£217,838) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are down 13.2% (£73,020).
Past 12 months
−31.2%
−£217,838From £697,318 to £479,480
£705,950£479,480
Past 10 years
−13.2%
−£73,020From £552,500 to £479,480
£744,125£470,363
Quick answers for High Wych
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,600,001
Highest average, reached in July 2020
How many homes sold?
10
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
45.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
31.8% of sales
How many people live in High Wych?
841
146 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in High Wych?
329
57 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in High Wych?
16 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 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 High Wych?
46 crimes
+2.2% 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 High Wych rank?
38th most expensive area of East Hertfordshire.
Compared with 50 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in High Wych?
The highest recorded sale prices in High Wych, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
brightside barn spellbrook lane, hertfordshire
£2,200,000
Sold June 2023
View house details
How do house prices in High Wych compare with nearby areas?
High Wych compared with the 6 nearest other areas in East Hertfordshire.
High Wych vs Sawbridgeworth
- High Wych
- £479,480
- Sawbridgeworth
- £466,357−£13,123
Open comparison
High Wych vs Gilston
- High Wych
- £479,480
- Gilston
- £586,468+£106,988
Open comparison
High Wych vs Eastwick
- High Wych
- £479,480
- Eastwick
- £440,625−£38,855
Open comparison
High Wych vs Much Hadham
- High Wych
- £479,480
- Much Hadham
- £771,807+£292,327
Open comparison
High Wych vs Thorley
- High Wych
- £479,480
- Thorley
- £468,927−£10,553
Open comparison
High Wych vs Widford
- High Wych
- £479,480
- Widford
- £787,000+£307,520
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 High Wych dataset covers 49 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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