Detached
£1,144,912
86% above the Hertsmere average
18.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Hertsmere? £614,396
The average house price in Hertsmere is £614,396, based on 1,040 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.1% (£19,867) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,040
- 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 Hertsmere?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£644,659
5% above the Hertsmere average
30.4% of sales
Terraced
£482,535
21% below the Hertsmere average
24.9% of sales
Flats
£345,429
44% below the Hertsmere average
26.1% of sales
Are house prices in Hertsmere going up or down?
House prices in Hertsmere are falling: down 3.1% (£19,867) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 17.9% (£93,237).
Past 12 months
−3.1%
−£19,867From £634,263 to £614,396
£645,921£613,351
Past 10 years
+17.9%
+£93,237From £521,159 to £614,396
£670,226£521,159
Quick answers for Hertsmere
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£928,168
Highest average, reached in April 2023
How many homes sold?
1,040
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
30.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
43.5% of sales
How many people live in Hertsmere?
107,885
2,757 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 Hertsmere?
42,697
1,091 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 Hertsmere?
44 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.7% of the area · 47 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 Hertsmere?
74 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −8.3% 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
Aldenham
£1,093,408
Least expensive
South Mimms
£386,550
How does Hertsmere rank?
3rd most expensive area of Hertfordshire.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Hertsmere?
The highest recorded sale prices in Hertsmere, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
16 watford road, hertfordshire
£12,500,000
Sold January 2024
View house details
How do house prices in Hertsmere compare with nearby areas?
Hertsmere compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hertfordshire.
Hertsmere vs Watford
- Hertsmere
- £614,396
- Watford
- £450,301−£164,095
Open comparison
Hertsmere vs St Albans
- Hertsmere
- £614,396
- St Albans
- £711,392+£96,996
Open comparison
Hertsmere vs Welwyn Hatfield
- Hertsmere
- £614,396
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290−£123,106
Open comparison
Hertsmere vs Three Rivers
- Hertsmere
- £614,396
- Three Rivers
- £656,253+£41,857
Open comparison
Hertsmere vs Broxbourne
- Hertsmere
- £614,396
- Broxbourne
- £450,837−£163,559
Open comparison
Hertsmere vs Dacorum
- Hertsmere
- £614,396
- Dacorum
- £532,720−£81,676
Open comparison
Which areas of Hertsmere are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 6 areas of Hertsmere, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,093,408
Change over one year: −19.3%
- 2
£644,385
Change over one year: +0.7%
- 3
£624,928
Change over one year: −16.2%
- 4
£485,049
Change over one year: −5.5%
- 5
£477,500
Change over one year: −34.7%
- 6
£386,550
Change over one year: −34.3%
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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 Hertsmere dataset covers 5,678 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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