WD23 — house prices & area data
A free, sourced snapshot of WD23, Hertsmere from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn’t reliable we say so rather than guess.
WD23 is a postcode district in Hertsmere. Homes here sold for a median of £535,000 over the last year, up 6.6% over five years. 15,041 sales are on record. It sits among England’s less-deprived areas (71% of its postcodes are in the least-deprived 30%). 55% of homes are rated EPC C or better.
- £289,000 median sold price (all time)
- £535,000 median price, last 12 months
- 15,041 recorded sales
- +6.6% 5-year price change
- 71% of postcodes in England’s least-deprived 30%
- 55% of homes rated EPC C or better
- Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid & English Indices of Deprivation, Sep 2026
Recent sales
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|
| 28 Richfield Road | Detached | £750,000 | Jul 2026 |
| The Vale Vale Road | Flat | £410,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 7 Highwood Avenue | Detached | £550,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 20 Crabtree Close | Detached | £749,999 | Jul 2026 |
| 31 The Rutts | Detached | £435,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 21 Ashdon Road | Terraced | £350,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 5 James Close | Semi | £950,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 413 Bushey Mill Lane | Detached | £780,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 7 Victoria Road | Terraced | £508,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 15 Bournehall Lane | Detached | £865,000 | Jun 2026 |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid · Sep 2026
Crime last 12 months
Most common- Violence and sexual offences 655
- Anti-social behaviour 302
- Criminal damage and arson 128
Source: police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence) · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Locations are anonymised "on or near" markers — where crime clusters, not a specific address.
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Across the wider Hertsmere district
The figures below cover Hertsmere — the council district WD23 sits within, the finest grain we publish for schools, health, transport, amenities and who lives here.
- £535,500 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026)
- 107,827 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021)
- 86% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026)
- ≈31 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026)
- 75% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024)
- 8.9 recorded crimes per 1,000 people (police.uk, Jul 2026)
- 81.3 · 85.5 yrs life expectancy (men · women) (OSM (NHS facilities) + IoD2025 health domain + OHID Fingertips (outcomes), 2026/2025)
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Prices by postcode sector
Median sold price — most recent 12 months where available, else all-time. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
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