Hertfordshire property prices

The average property price in Hertfordshire county is £526k, the median price is £445k. The average price declined by £-9.7k (-2%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £526k. The price of a newly built property is £533k. There were 11.3k property sales and sales dropped by 16.7% (-2.4k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £500k-£750k price range with 2749 (24.3%) properties sold, followed by £300k-£400k price range with 2342 (20.7%) properties sold.

February 2024 - January 2025Hertfordshire countyEngland & Wales
Average price£526k£348k
Median price£445k£275k

Hertfordshire property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between February 2024 - January 2025.

Hertfordshire property sales share by price range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
£50k-£100k0.6%63
£100k-£150k1.9%216
£150k-£200k3.5%392
£200k-£250k6.8%771
£250k-£300k7.4%841
£300k-£400k20.7%2.3k
£400k-£500k19.5%2.2k
£500k-£750k24.3%2.7k
£750k-£1M9.0%1.0k
over £1M6.2%703

Hertfordshire house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'SG1 1' with the average price of £238k. The most expensive place is 'AL5 2', £1.6M.

Hertfordshire house prices map

Hertfordshire house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between February 2024 - January 2025 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

Hertfordshire house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Hertfordshire house price rank

With the average price of £526k, Hertfordshire is the 3. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Hertfordshire house price rank
Price ranking
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£673k
2.Surrey£595k
3.Hertfordshire£526k
4.Berkshire£474k
5.Buckinghamshire£471k
6.Oxfordshire£470k
7.West Sussex£435k
8.East Sussex£416k
9.Rutland£411k
10.Essex£393k
...
45.Northumberland£224k
46.Cumbria£220k
47.Lincolnshire£219k
48.Merseyside£211k
49.South Yorkshire£201k
50.West Glamorgan£201k
51.Lancashire£200k
52.East Riding of Yorkshire£200k
53.Tyne and Wear£194k
54.Mid Glamorgan£183k
55.Durham£153k

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Hertfordshire real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Hertfordshire real house prices

Real average price - nominal price adjusted for inflation
YearHertfordshire countyEngland & Wales
2025£0£0
2024£528k£348k
2023£590k£391k
2022£658k£440k
2021£646k£434k
2020£631k£413k
2019£612k£394k
2018£631k£403k
2017£645k£412k
2016£627k£406k
2015£577k£394k
2014£544k£387k
2013£516k£380k
2012£517k£379k
2011£526k£389k
2010£559k£413k
2009£503k£371k
2008£542k£393k
2007£578k£407k
2006£556k£389k
2005£537k£371k
2004£524k£362k
2003£485k£330k
2002£438k£298k
2001£384k£262k
2000£356k£243k
1999£309k£221k
1998£289k£203k
1997£260k£192k
1996£240k£180k
1995£238k£177k

Hertfordshire house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Hertfordshire house prices

Nominal average price
YearHertfordshire countyEngland & Wales
2025£509k£355k
2024£528k£348k
2023£536k£356k
2022£540k£361k
2021£509k£342k
2020£490k£320k
2019£460k£296k
2018£460k£294k
2017£454k£290k
2016£432k£280k
2015£395k£270k
2014£363k£258k
2013£335k£247k
2012£325k£238k
2011£315k£233k
2010£319k£236k
2009£289k£213k
2008£300k£217k
2007£306k£216k
2006£285k£199k
2005£269k£186k
2004£254k£176k
2003£229k£156k
2002£203k£138k
2001£174k£119k
2000£158k£108k
1999£134k£96.0k
1998£121k£85.4k
1997£106k£78.5k
1996£95.4k£71.5k
1995£91.5k£67.9k

Hertfordshire house prices per square metre

Yearly average nominal price per square metre compared to England & Wales' house prices

Hertfordshire house prices per square metre

Nominal average price per m2
YearHertfordshire countyEngland & Wales
2025£5.2k£3.7k
2024£5.3k£3.6k
2023£5.4k£3.6k
2022£5.4k£3.7k
2021£5.0k£3.4k
2020£4.8k£3.2k
2019£4.6k£3.0k
2018£4.7k£3.0k
2017£4.6k£3.0k
2016£4.4k£2.9k
2015£4.0k£2.7k
2014£3.7k£2.6k
2013£3.3k£2.5k
2012£3.3k£2.4k
2011£3.2k£2.3k
2010£3.1k£2.3k
2009£2.8k£2.1k
2008£3.0k£2.2k
2007£3.1k£2.2k
2006£2.8k£2.0k
2005£2.7k£1.9k
2004£2.6k£1.8k
2003£2.4k£1.6k
2002£2.1k£1.4k
2001£1.8k£1.2k
2000£1.6k£1.1k
1999£1.4k£968
1998£1.2k£862
1997£1.1k£789
1996£936£709
1995£903£681

Hertfordshire house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

Hertfordshire house prices and nearby counties

Hertfordshire house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Hertfordshire house prices by property type

Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£916k
Flat£280k
Semi-Detached£573k
Terraced£442k

Hertfordshire house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 9.3 in North Hertfordshire and 14.6 in Hertsmere. Ie. North Hertfordshire resident with middle-income needs 9.3 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Hertsmere needs 14.6 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.14 in 2023.
Hertfordshire house price to earnings ratio history
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2023
England and Wales8.14
North Hertfordshire9.3
East Hertfordshire9.7
Stevenage10
Watford10.5
Welwyn Hatfield10.9
Dacorum11
Broxbourne11.3
St Albans13.4
Three Rivers14.2
Hertsmere14.6

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