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East Hertfordshire house prices, schools and crime

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150,158 people · median £449,995

East Hertfordshire Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition   26/50 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

Prices

The median sold price in East Hertfordshire is £449,995.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

East Hertfordshire’s schools: 86% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.

Crime

East Hertfordshire records 7 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £449,995, up 6.7% over five years. That's about 10.7× local earnings — around the 11.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 1,148 sales
£235k£299k£362k£426k£490k201120182026 YTD2015 +12%£450,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£449,995
5-year change+6.7%
Full history since 1995
£28k£149k£270k£391k£512k199520102026 YTD2002 +20%−8%£450,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£711k
Semi-detached
£495k
Terraced
£410k
Flat
£252k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.7× · five-year average 11.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss16.9%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 16.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.9%).

By property type
Detached houses4.8%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses7.2%
Flats19.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new21.8%
Bought second-hand15.5%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.7% · ~7.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,034 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership69%

Owned outright
34%
With a mortgage
35%
Private rented
16%
Social rented
13%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,345

East Herts Council£207
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,563
Band B£1,824
Band C£2,085
Band D (baseline)£2,345
Band E£2,866
Band F£3,388
Band G£3,909
Band H£4,690
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£4,348 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in East Hertfordshire 12 streets — this area, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Street£240,0001,468—
London Road£185,5001,133—
Station Road£190,0001,045—
River Meads£134,995639—
Ware Road£320,000567—
Rye Street£150,250547—
Hadham Road£195,000513—
Newland Gardens£222,500482—
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Prices by neighbourhood 13 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Sele Farm +19.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Sele Farm£421,000+19.3%92
Stanstead St Margarets£433,750+18.2%92
Foxholes£452,500+17.8%136
St Michael's Mead£531,000+17%104
Kings Hill£455,000+16.9%304
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in East Hertfordshire — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
2,109 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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