Detached
£1,073,000
13% above the Barley average
64.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Barley? £950,000
The average house price in Barley is £950,000, based on 5 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026. Prices are up 29.8% (£218,313) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +29.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 5
- Data up to
- February 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Barley?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Terraced
£210,000
78% below the Barley average
21.4% of sales
Are house prices in Barley going up or down?
House prices in Barley are rising: up 29.8% (£218,313) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 100.7% (£476,546).
Past 12 months
+29.8%
+£218,313From £731,687 to £950,000
£980,000£731,687
Past 10 years
+100.7%
+£476,546From £473,454 to £950,000
£950,000£473,454
Quick answers for Barley
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,610,000
Highest average, reached in July 2025
How many homes sold?
5
Recorded so far for the 12 months to February 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
64.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
42.9% of sales
How many people live in Barley?
693
162 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 Barley?
274
64 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 Barley?
50 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% 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 Barley?
14 crimes
−39.1% 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 Barley rank?
3rd most expensive area of North Hertfordshire.
Compared with 34 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Barley?
The highest recorded sale prices in Barley, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the thatched cottage smiths end lane, hertfordshire
£1,610,000
Sold July 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Barley compare with nearby areas?
Barley compared with the 6 nearest other areas in North Hertfordshire.
Barley vs Barkway
- Barley
- £950,000
- Barkway
- £502,514−£447,486
Open comparison
Barley vs Nuthampstead
- Barley
- £950,000
- Nuthampstead
- £780,000−£170,000
Open comparison
Barley vs Reed
- Barley
- £950,000
- Reed
- £752,500−£197,500
Open comparison
Barley vs Royston
- Barley
- £950,000
- Royston
- £388,568−£561,432
Open comparison
Barley vs Therfield
- Barley
- £950,000
- Therfield
- £633,607−£316,393
Open comparison
Barley vs Kelshall
- Barley
- £950,000
- Kelshall
- £617,500−£332,500
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 (February 2026). The Barley dataset covers 42 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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