Detached
£759,166
55% above the Walkern average
25.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Walkern? £489,714
The average house price in Walkern is £489,714, based on 14 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 10.7% (£58,406) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −10.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 14
- 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 Walkern?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£552,600
13% above the Walkern average
35.9% of sales
Terraced
£384,333
22% below the Walkern average
23.1% of sales
Flats
£220,833
55% below the Walkern average
15.4% of sales
Are house prices in Walkern going up or down?
House prices in Walkern are falling: down 10.7% (£58,406) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 9.6% (£42,790).
Past 12 months
−10.7%
−£58,406From £548,120 to £489,714
£548,120£455,714
Past 10 years
+9.6%
+£42,790From £446,924 to £489,714
£557,518£371,744
Quick answers for Walkern
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,220,000
Highest average, reached in September 2008
How many homes sold?
14
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
35.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
38.5% of sales
How many people live in Walkern?
1,497
317 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 Walkern?
614
130 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 Walkern?
56 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.7% 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 Walkern?
36 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +5.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Walkern rank?
35th most expensive area of East Hertfordshire.
Compared with 50 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Walkern?
The highest recorded sale prices in Walkern, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
riverton house church end, hertfordshire
£1,510,000
Sold February 2020
View house details
How do house prices in Walkern compare with nearby areas?
Walkern compared with the 6 nearest other areas in East Hertfordshire.
Walkern vs Ardeley
- Walkern
- £489,714
- Ardeley
- £671,583+£181,869
Open comparison
Walkern vs Benington
- Walkern
- £489,714
- Benington
- £738,444+£248,730
Open comparison
Walkern vs Aston
- Walkern
- £489,714
- Aston
- £420,350−£69,364
Open comparison
Walkern vs Cottered
- Walkern
- £489,714
- Cottered
- £373,333−£116,381
Open comparison
Walkern vs Great Munden
- Walkern
- £489,714
- Great Munden
- £576,250+£86,536
Open comparison
Walkern vs Little Munden
- Walkern
- £489,714
- Little Munden
- £515,750+£26,036
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 Walkern 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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