Detached
£808,416
61% above the Barkway average
37.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Barkway? £502,514
The average house price in Barkway is £502,514, based on 17 homes sold in the 12 months to July 2026. Prices are down 28.4% (£199,513) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −28.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 17
- Data up to
- July 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Barkway?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£507,000
1% above the Barkway average
37.8% of sales
Terraced
£440,500
12% below the Barkway average
21.6% of sales
Flats
£225,750
55% below the Barkway average
2.7% of sales
Are house prices in Barkway going up or down?
House prices in Barkway are falling: down 28.4% (£199,513) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 2.1% (£10,357).
Past 12 months
−28.4%
−£199,513From £702,027 to £502,514
£709,794£502,514
Past 10 years
+2.1%
+£10,357From £492,157 to £502,514
£702,027£463,306
Quick answers for Barkway
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£2,100,000
Highest average, reached in January 2020
How many homes sold?
17
Recorded so far for the 12 months to July 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
37.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
37.8% of sales
How many people live in Barkway?
853
191 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 Barkway?
364
81 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 Barkway?
94 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 13 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 Barkway?
25 crimes
−46.8% 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 Barkway rank?
28th most expensive area of North Hertfordshire.
Compared with 34 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Barkway?
The highest recorded sale prices in Barkway, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Barkway compare with nearby areas?
Barkway compared with the 6 nearest other areas in North Hertfordshire.
Barkway vs Reed
- Barkway
- £502,514
- Reed
- £752,500+£249,986
Open comparison
Barkway vs Barley
- Barkway
- £502,514
- Barley
- £950,000+£447,486
Open comparison
Barkway vs Nuthampstead
- Barkway
- £502,514
- Nuthampstead
- £780,000+£277,486
Open comparison
Barkway vs Therfield
- Barkway
- £502,514
- Therfield
- £633,607+£131,093
Open comparison
Barkway vs Royston
- Barkway
- £502,514
- Royston
- £388,568−£113,946
Open comparison
Barkway vs Kelshall
- Barkway
- £502,514
- Kelshall
- £617,500+£114,986
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 (July 2026). The Barkway dataset covers 48 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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