Detached
£785,366
66% above the North Hertfordshire average
23.3% of sales
What is the average house price in North Hertfordshire? £474,314
The average house price in North Hertfordshire is £474,314, based on 1,537 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.7% (£3,274) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,537
- 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 North Hertfordshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£526,615
11% above the North Hertfordshire average
25.5% of sales
Terraced
£383,117
19% below the North Hertfordshire average
28.2% of sales
Flats
£229,372
52% below the North Hertfordshire average
22.9% of sales
Are house prices in North Hertfordshire going up or down?
House prices in North Hertfordshire are falling: down 0.7% (£3,274) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.0% (£114,853).
Past 12 months
−0.7%
−£3,274From £477,588 to £474,314
£486,950£474,314
Past 10 years
+32.0%
+£114,853From £359,461 to £474,314
£477,588£359,461
Quick answers for North Hertfordshire
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£544,331
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
1,537
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
28.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
30.7% of sales
How many people live in North Hertfordshire?
133,216
918 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 North Hertfordshire?
56,718
391 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 North Hertfordshire?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.5% of the area · 43 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 North Hertfordshire?
53 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −1.4% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Kimpton
£1,109,896
Least expensive
Royston
£388,568
How does North Hertfordshire rank?
7th most expensive area of Hertfordshire.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in North Hertfordshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in North Hertfordshire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
manor house park lane, hertfordshire
£3,600,000
Sold May 2017
View house details
How do house prices in North Hertfordshire compare with nearby areas?
North Hertfordshire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hertfordshire.
North Hertfordshire vs Stevenage
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314
- Stevenage
- £349,168−£125,146
Open comparison
North Hertfordshire vs East Hertfordshire
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314
- East Hertfordshire
- £496,737+£22,423
Open comparison
North Hertfordshire vs Welwyn Hatfield
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290+£16,976
Open comparison
North Hertfordshire vs St Albans
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314
- St Albans
- £711,392+£237,078
Open comparison
North Hertfordshire vs Broxbourne
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314
- Broxbourne
- £450,837−£23,477
Open comparison
North Hertfordshire vs Hertsmere
- North Hertfordshire
- £474,314
- Hertsmere
- £614,396+£140,082
Open comparison
Which areas of North Hertfordshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 34 areas of North Hertfordshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,109,896
Change over one year: +10.8%
- 2
£972,142
Change over one year: +17.4%
- 3
£950,000
Change over one year: +29.8%
- 4
£945,000
Change over one year: −5.5%
- 5
£870,000
Change over one year: +46.2%
- 6
£845,009
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 7
£843,333
Change over one year: +17.3%
- 8
£826,250
Change over one year: −5.0%
- 9
£807,500
Change over one year: −10.8%
- 10
£780,000
Change over one year: +56.0%
- 11
£752,500
Change over one year: +29.7%
- 12
£743,750
Change over one year: −20.9%
- 13
£684,800
Change over one year: +66.0%
- 14
£676,300
Change over one year: +22.5%
- 15
£653,382
Change over one year: +5.9%
- 16
£648,403
Change over one year: +11.8%
- 17
£633,607
Change over one year: +13.1%
- 18
£630,083
Change over one year: −5.1%
- 19
£622,666
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 20
£622,192
Change over one year: −15.6%
- 21
£617,500
Change over one year: −27.4%
- 22
£600,026
Change over one year: +9.6%
- 23
£589,675
Change over one year: −17.5%
- 24
£579,166
Change over one year: +7.3%
- 25
£558,863
Change over one year: +13.7%
- 26
£550,000
Change over one year: +1.9%
- 27
£525,607
Change over one year: −12.3%
- 28
£502,514
Change over one year: −28.4%
- 29
£496,483
Change over one year: −8.7%
- 30
£473,388
Change over one year: −26.9%
- 31
£463,372
Change over one year: −10.2%
- 32
£432,500
Change over one year: −16.8%
- 33
£397,878
Change over one year: +4.9%
- 34
£388,568
Change over one year: −0.5%
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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 North Hertfordshire dataset covers 5,682 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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