Baldock house prices are built from 7,922 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 16 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £185,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +4.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -25.0%.
Median price paid
£185,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+4.6%
Change in real terms
-25.0%
Median per m²
£2,678
HM Land Registry7,922 sales1,616 with floor areaLatest sale 16 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Baldock prices moved
The chart tracks the median Baldock house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £65,750 | £145,996 |
| 2000s | 10 | £175,000 | £318,798 |
| 2010s | 10 | £229,975 | £324,265 |
| 2020s | 7 | £380,000 | £388,261 |
The highest yearly median on record for Baldock is £400,000 in 2021; the lowest is £63,000 in 1996. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £65,100 to £310,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £144,553, so the real change over the whole record is +114.5% — about +2.49% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +4.6% in cash against -25.0% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Bygrave Road | 16 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £492,500 | £492,500 |
| 21 Laxton Gardens | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £412,000 | £412,000 |
| 10 Wynn Close | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £303,500 | £303,500 |
| FLAT 15 the MALTINGS Green Lane | 5 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £201,250 | £201,250 |
| 24 Hillcrest | 1 Jun 2026 | Detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 5 Pryor Road | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £417,500 | £417,500 |
| 14 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 16 West End | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £975,000 | £975,000 |
| 21 West Avenue | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £281,043 | £281,043 |
| 101 Clothall Road | 21 May 2026 | Terraced | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 7 Quaker Yard | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 24 Hodwell | 14 May 2026 | Terraced | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 10 Arbury Place | 14 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 1 RABAN COURT Royston Road | 30 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £182,500 | £182,500 |
| 17 Pepper Court | 29 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 10 Pembroke Road | 27 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| FLAT 2 ICKNIELD CORNER, 76 Icknield Way | 24 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 77 Hillcrest | 21 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 20 Ashtons Lane | 20 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 40 St Marys Way | 20 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 4 Anchor Road | 20 Apr 2026 | Detached | £372,500 | £372,500 |
| 132 Chiltern Road | 20 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 33 Bygrave Road | 8 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 74 Larkins Close | 8 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| OGLES High Street | 1 Apr 2026 | Detached | £550,000 | £550,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Baldock values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Wynn Close | £116,000 (2002) | £303,500 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| FLAT 15 the MALTINGS Green Lane | £35,000 (1996) | £201,250 (2026) | +6.0% | +3.3% |
| 24 Hillcrest | £249,999 (2007) | £395,000 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 14 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | £110,000 (2011) | £105,000 (2026) | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| 5 Pryor Road | £132,000 (2001) | £417,500 (2026) | +4.7% | +1.9% |
| 16 West End | £125,000 (1999) | £975,000 (2026) | +7.9% | +5.1% |
| 21 West Avenue | £175,000 (2006) | £281,043 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 101 Clothall Road | £53,000 (1997) | £300,000 (2026) | +6.2% | +3.4% |
| 7 Quaker Yard | £300,000 (2014) | £430,000 (2026) | +3.0% | 0.0% |
| 10 Arbury Place | £219,995 (2018) | £210,000 (2026) | -0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1 RABAN COURT Royston Road | £54,000 (1998) | £182,500 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.8% |
| 17 Pepper Court | £220,000 (2007) | £260,000 (2026) | +0.9% | -2.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Baldock is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 2,851 | 36.0% | £169,995 | £20,000 – £1,100,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2,047 | 25.8% | £223,000 | £10,000 – £1,000,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1,582 | 20.0% | £133,000 | £15,000 – £945,000 |
| Detached | 1,442 | 18.2% | £370,000 | £30,587 – £2,190,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Baldock
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 1,799 certificates cover Baldock, and their median floor area is 72 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are smaller than average — -5.3%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 72 m² | about 775 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 56 m² | about 603 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 93 m² | about 1,001 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 30.2% | 544 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 8.2% | 148 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Baldock
1,717 of the sales on record are leasehold and 6,205 freehold — 21.7% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £125,000 and the median freehold sale £217,000 — a gap of +73.6%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 1,717 | 21.7% | £125,000 |
| Freehold | 6,205 | 78.3% | £217,000 |
| New build | 563 | 7.1% | £229,950 |
| Existing home | 7,359 | 92.9% | £183,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +25.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 268 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Baldock compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Baldock sits above that national figure — +17.5%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,678 per square metre, across 1,616 of the 7,922 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £10,000 to £2,190,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets in Baldock
- High Street443 sales
- Coachmans Lane207 sales
- Page Close195 sales
- Mercia Road178 sales
- Larkins Close166 sales
- Royston Road144 sales
- Sale Drive144 sales
- Westell Close135 sales
- Icknield Way126 sales
- Hitchin Street117 sales
- Weston Way115 sales
- Barley Rise105 sales
- Chiltern Road100 sales
- Station Road99 sales
- Back Street94 sales
- Clothall Road94 sales
- Hillcrest91 sales
- Wynn Close91 sales
- South Road90 sales
- Chauncy Gardens88 sales
- Church Street88 sales
- Green Lane87 sales
- Iredale View87 sales
- Stane Street87 sales
- Constantine Place85 sales
- Whitehorse Street84 sales
- London Road83 sales
- Silver Street83 sales
- Walnut Avenue81 sales
- Maltings Close79 sales
- Icknield Way East78 sales
- Merchants Walk77 sales
- Chilvers Bank75 sales
- Alder Close74 sales
- Pembroke Road73 sales
- Aleyn Way72 sales
- Rye Gardens70 sales
- Salisbury Road69 sales
- Hopewell Road68 sales
- Ashwell Road65 sales
- West End65 sales
- Pryor Road59 sales
- Bygrave Road56 sales
- Turpins Way56 sales
- Bush Spring53 sales
- Elmwood Court53 sales
- Laxton Gardens53 sales
- Riddell Gardens52 sales
- Nightingale Way51 sales
- Hurst Close50 sales
- Pinnocks Lane50 sales
- Eisenberg Close49 sales
- Jeve Close49 sales
- Orwell View49 sales
- Rhee Spring47 sales
- Arbury Place46 sales
- Colbron Close46 sales
- Downlands46 sales
- Roman Lane46 sales
- The Gardens46 sales
Postcode districts covering Baldock
- SG7£185,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Baldock?
The median price paid in Baldock across every sale on the register is £185,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Baldock?
7,922 sales are on record for Baldock, the most recent completing on 16 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Baldock house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +4.6% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -25.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Baldock house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £400,000, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Baldock?
£2,678 per square metre, from the 1,616 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 16 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Baldock house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.