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5,989 people · median £325,000 · North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £325,000, up 4.4% over five years. That's about 10× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 145 sales
Median sold price£325,000
5-year change+4.4%
Price per square metre£3,339 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership64%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,414
North Hertfordshire District Council£276
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,609
Band B£1,878
Band C£2,146
Band D (baseline)£2,414
Band E£2,950
Band F£3,487
Band G£4,023
Band H£4,828
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
£3,339 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 £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in SG8 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old North Road | £176,500 | 250 | +28.3% |
| Kneesworth Street | £140,000 | 182 | +35.2% |
| Burns Road | £117,500 | 170 | +38.8% |
| High Street | £338,850 | 154 | -26% |
| Cambridge Crescent | £134,950 | 141 | +19.1% |
| Green Drift | £220,000 | 138 | +25% |
| Goodes Court | £199,950 | 137 | -21.7% |
| Elbourn Way | £157,500 | 122 | — |
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
Neighbourhood prices in North Hertfordshire how SG8 5 compares · from North Hertfordshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Knebworth +46.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knebworth | £443,000 | +46.3% | 134 |
| Willian | £471,000 | +31.5% | 56 |
| Whitehill | £525,000 | +29.1% | 70 |
| Westmill | £440,000 | +24.7% | 90 |
| Codicote | £530,000 | +21.4% | 142 |
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 SG8 5 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Minster Road | Flat | 3 | C | £190,000 | May 2026 |
| 1, Laurie Lane | Other | 4+ | B | £405,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 63 Goodes Court | Flat | 2 | C | £270,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 7 Sassoon Drive | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £440,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 17 Tynan Close | Terraced | 4+ | B | £380,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 8 Yeats Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £340,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 9 Palace Gardens | Detached | 4+ | C | £1,324,500 | Mar 2026 |
| 48 Barnack Grove | Terraced | 3 | C | £332,500 | Mar 2026 |
| 129 Burns Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £415,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 2 Spenser Close | Terraced | 3 | D | £320,000 | Feb 2026 |
93 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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