UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/hertsmere
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Hertsmere
Homes in Hertsmere sold for a median of £545,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,212 standard sales.
That makes it the third 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 by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 428 | £974,000 | £765,000 to £1,386,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 689 | £620,000 | £527,000 to £728,000 | £5,909/m²from 20 sales |
| Terraced | 541 | £470,000 | £415,000 to £558,000 | £5,001/m²from 22 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 554 | £315,000 | £263,000 to £384,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Hertsmere, at 31% of sales, ahead of flats and maisonettes at 25%.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £974,000 here, 109% more than the £466,000 across the region.
253 sales in Hertsmere, or 11%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,661 per m², 45% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 26%, from £445,000 in 2016 to £560,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Hertsmere
The dearest district was WD7 (Radlett), at £820,000, and the cheapest was WD6 (Borehamwood), at £455,000.
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Post towns in Hertsmere, by number of sales: Potters Bar (EN6), Bushey (WD23), Borehamwood (WD6), Radlett (WD7).
- WD7Radlett, 301 salesMedian price £820,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- EN6Potters Bar, 724 salesMedian price £601,000Price per square metre £5,969Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- WD23Bushey, 704 salesMedian price £545,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- WD6Borehamwood, 662 salesMedian price £455,000Price per square metre £5,380Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
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 EN6 (Potters Bar), up 10%, and fell most in WD6 (Borehamwood), down 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Coronation Avenue, Cuffley (EN6)26 sales
- Darkes Lane, Potters Bar (EN6)22 sales
- Marlborough Drive, Bushey (WD23)20 sales
- Furzehill Road, Borehamwood (WD6)19 sales
- Mimms Hall Road, Potters Bar (EN6)18 sales
- Holmesley Road, Borehamwood (WD6)18 sales
- Tolmers Road, Cuffley (EN6)17 sales
- Watling Street, Radlett (WD7)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Tolmers Road, Cuffley (EN6, £975,000), Watford Road, Radlett (WD7, flats, £825,000) and Richfield Road, Bushey (WD23, £750,000).
The cheapest were Darkes Lane, Potters Bar (EN6, flats, £217,500), Todd Close, Borehamwood (WD6, flats, £300,000) and Aldenham Road, Bushey (WD23, flats, £300,000).
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. Hertsmere and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- St Albans£621,000
- Three Rivers£550,000
- Hertsmere, this council area£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford£465,000
- Dacorum£450,000
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
Living in Hertsmere
Crime
73 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all 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
91% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
25% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 62 in 100 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 £2,406 a year in Hertsmere 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
Hertsmere's figures come from 2,212 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Hertsmere, so their sales add up to 2,391 instead (how we build council pages).
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.