Detached
£1,100,235
39% above the Wheathampstead average
34.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Wheathampstead? £789,223
The average house price in Wheathampstead is £789,223, based on 77 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 10.0% (£72,014) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +10.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 77
- 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 Wheathampstead?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£704,798
11% below the Wheathampstead average
33.7% of sales
Terraced
£511,175
35% below the Wheathampstead average
19.0% of sales
Flats
£388,105
51% below the Wheathampstead average
13.0% of sales
Are house prices in Wheathampstead going up or down?
House prices in Wheathampstead are rising: up 10.0% (£72,014) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.7% (£247,452).
Past 12 months
+10.0%
+£72,014From £717,209 to £789,223
£791,732£708,874
Past 10 years
+45.7%
+£247,452From £541,771 to £789,223
£800,289£541,771
Quick answers for Wheathampstead
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,216,666
Highest average, reached in January 2023
How many homes sold?
77
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
34.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
51.6% of sales
How many people live in Wheathampstead?
6,611
658 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 Wheathampstead?
2,630
262 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 Wheathampstead?
40 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.0% of the area · 10 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 Wheathampstead?
40 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +4.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, 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 Wheathampstead rank?
4th most expensive area of St Albans.
Compared with 9 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wheathampstead?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wheathampstead, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Wheathampstead compare with nearby areas?
Wheathampstead compared with the 6 nearest other areas in St Albans.
Wheathampstead vs Harpenden
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223
- Harpenden
- £929,111+£139,888
Open comparison
Wheathampstead vs Sandridge
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223
- Sandridge
- £597,749−£191,474
Open comparison
Wheathampstead vs Harpenden Rural
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223
- Harpenden Rural
- £1,608,333+£819,110
Open comparison
Wheathampstead vs Redbourn
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223
- Redbourn
- £641,624−£147,599
Open comparison
Wheathampstead vs Colney Heath
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223
- Colney Heath
- £640,033−£149,190
Open comparison
Wheathampstead vs St Michael
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223
- St Michael
- £1,066,250+£277,027
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 Wheathampstead dataset covers 276 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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