UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/east-hertfordshire
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in East Hertfordshire
Homes in East Hertfordshire sold for a median of £450,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,347 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth most expensive of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 24%, from £362,500 in 2016 to £450,000 in 2025, the fifth smallest rise of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,089 | £695,000 | £570,000 to £890,000 | £5,450/m²from 40 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,070 | £490,000 | £426,000 to £595,000 | £5,000/m²from 39 sales |
| Terraced | 1,227 | £415,000 | £360,000 to £489,000 | £5,267/m²from 34 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 961 | £260,000 | £218,000 to £312,000 | £4,469/m²from 30 sales |
Terraced houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers in East Hertfordshire, at 28% and 25% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £695,000 here, 49% more than the £466,000 across the region.
225 sales in East Hertfordshire, or 5%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,049 per m², 29% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. East Hertfordshire and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Three Rivers£550,000
- Hertsmere£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford£465,000
- Dacorum£450,000
- East Hertfordshire, this council area£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
- Rochford£405,000
Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
District medians are close together, from £434,000 in SG12 (Ware) to £475,000 in SG11 (Ware).
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Post towns in East Hertfordshire, by number of sales: Bishop'S Stortford (CM23), Hertford (SG13, SG14), Ware (SG11, SG12), Sawbridgeworth (CM21), Buntingford (SG9), Much Hadham (SG10).
- SG11Ware, 198 salesMedian price £475,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- CM21Sawbridgeworth, 347 salesMedian price £458,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- SG9Buntingford, 299 salesMedian price £451,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- SG14Hertford, 604 salesMedian price £450,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- SG13Hertford, 517 salesMedian price £448,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −8%
- CM23Bishop'S Stortford, 1,376 salesMedian price £440,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- SG12Ware, 900 salesMedian price £434,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: SG10 £713k (35 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SG12 (Ware), up 7%, and fell most in SG13 (Hertford), down 8%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Constables Way, Hertford (SG13)29 sales
- Musley Hill, Ware (SG12)25 sales
- Collett Road, Ware (SG12)23 sales
- Rye Street, Bishop'S Stortford (CM23)22 sales
- Ware Road, Hertford (SG13)22 sales
- Monks Walk, Buntingford (SG9)22 sales
- Sheering Lower Road, Sawbridgeworth (CM21)21 sales
- Hadham Road, Bishop'S Stortford (CM23)21 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Tamworth Road, Hertford (SG13, £757,500), Gilbertson Road, Hertford (SG13, £725,000) and Milsons Road, Bishop'S Stortford (CM23, detached houses, £630,000).
The cheapest were Windhill, Bishop'S Stortford (CM23, £180,000), Collett Road, Ware (SG12, £225,000) and John Dyde Close, Bishop'S Stortford (CM23, flats, £228,500).
Living in East Hertfordshire
Crime
55 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 81 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
85% of homes can get it
Lower than 68 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
45% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,455 a year in East Hertfordshire for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
East Hertfordshire's figures come from 4,347 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 6% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.