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WD23 1

6,303 people · median £580,000 · Hertsmere

Hertsmere Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition   19/39 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £580,000, up 31% over five years. That's about 11.9× local earnings — around the 13.8× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 43 sales
£275k£365k£455k£545k£635k201120182026 YTD2016 +24%−24%£508,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£580,000
5-year change+31%
Full history since 1995
£30k£188k£345k£503k£661k199520102026 YTD2010 +44%−32%£508,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£980k
Semi-detached
£658k
Terraced
£500k
Flat
£335k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.9× · five-year average 13.8×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Hertsmere29.3%

Of the homes across Hertsmere that sold again within five years, 29.3% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).

By property type
Terraced houses4.5%
Flats30.8%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new34.2%
Bought second-hand26%
Overall
Typical resale gain+9% · ~7.5-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (672 resale pairs) across Hertsmere — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership73%

Owned outright
41%
With a mortgage
33%
Private rented
20%
Social rented
6%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,355

Hertsmere Borough Council£216
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,570
Band B£1,831
Band C£2,093
Band D (baseline)£2,355
Band E£2,878
Band F£3,401
Band G£3,924
Band H£4,709
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

£4,967 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 WD23 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Road£350,000298-53.2%
School Lane£271,500187-1.5%
Sparrows Herne£249,975178+4.2%
Elstree Road£127,500158-22%
Merry Hill Road£401,000156-6.1%
High Street£230,000147+0.6%
Claybury£159,975144-29.6%
Windmill Lane£305,000119+27.5%
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 Hertsmere how WD23 1 compares · from Hertsmere

Fastest 5-yr growth: Connaught Park +34%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Connaught Park£645,000+34%148
Bushey Heath£625,000+27.5%200
Potters Bar£575,000+26.8%236
Rowley Green£430,000+18.6%64
The Royds£615,000+14.3%116
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 WD23 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
91 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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