Detached
£760,625
79% above the Ware average
8.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Ware? £424,876
The average house price in Ware is £424,876, based on 283 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 5.8% (£23,283) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +5.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 283
- 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 Ware?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£550,675
30% above the Ware average
24.4% of sales
Terraced
£444,675
5% above the Ware average
25.4% of sales
Flats
£240,446
43% below the Ware average
41.6% of sales
Are house prices in Ware going up or down?
House prices in Ware are rising: up 5.8% (£23,283) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 28.5% (£94,161).
Past 12 months
+5.8%
+£23,283From £401,593 to £424,876
£429,805£401,593
Past 10 years
+28.5%
+£94,161From £330,715 to £424,876
£424,876£330,715
Quick answers for Ware
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£506,142
Highest average, reached in September 2026
How many homes sold?
283
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
41.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
27.2% of sales
How many people live in Ware?
19,628
7,868 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 Ware?
8,515
3,413 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 Ware?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
8.3% of the area · 2 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 Ware?
54 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +1.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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 Ware rank?
47th most expensive area of East Hertfordshire.
Compared with 50 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Ware?
The highest recorded sale prices in Ware, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Ware compare with nearby areas?
Ware compared with the 6 nearest other areas in East Hertfordshire.
Ware vs Great Amwell
- Ware
- £424,876
- Great Amwell
- £662,336+£237,460
Open comparison
Ware vs Wareside
- Ware
- £424,876
- Wareside
- £568,125+£143,249
Open comparison
Ware vs Hertford Heath
- Ware
- £424,876
- Hertford Heath
- £515,026+£90,150
Open comparison
Ware vs Thundridge
- Ware
- £424,876
- Thundridge
- £831,767+£406,891
Open comparison
Ware vs Hertford
- Ware
- £424,876
- Hertford
- £485,779+£60,903
Open comparison
Ware vs Bengeo Rural
- Ware
- £424,876
- Bengeo Rural
- £490,500+£65,624
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 (September 2026). The Ware dataset covers 971 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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