High Street, Baldock house prices are built from 443 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 29 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £161,000. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved -52.5% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -65.5%.
Median price paid
£161,000
Change in cash, 2015–2025
-52.5%
Change in real terms
-65.5%
Median per m²
£2,385
HM Land Registry443 sales68 with floor areaLatest sale 29 May 2026
Section 01
How High Street, Baldock prices moved
The chart tracks the median High Street, Baldock house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. 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 | £87,250 | £193,736 |
| 2000s | 10 | £179,000 | £326,085 |
| 2010s | 10 | £250,000 | £352,500 |
| 2020s | 6 | £175,000 | £178,804 |
The highest yearly median on record for High Street, Baldock is £465,000 in 2021; the lowest is £36,000 in 1996. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £38,500 to £157,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £85,488, so the real change over the whole record is +88.2% — about +2.13% 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: -52.5% in cash against -65.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Elmwood Court | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| Ogles | 1 Apr 2026 | Detached | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| Apartment 4 Meridian House, 3 | 6 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £229,000 | £229,000 |
| 7 the Old Granary | 14 Nov 2025 | Terraced | £290,500 | £296,815 |
| 2 the Old Granary | 7 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £285,000 | £291,196 |
| Flat 10 Astonia House | 10 Jul 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | £163,478 |
| 20 Elmwood Court | 9 Jul 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | £97,065 |
| 18 Elmwood Court | 12 Jun 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £102,174 |
| 108 | 21 Mar 2025 | Detached | £1,510,000 | £1,542,826 |
| Flat 20 Astonia House | 20 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | £158,370 |
| 9 Elmwood Court | 31 Jan 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £94,000 | £96,043 |
| 8 Walkers Court | 2 Dec 2024 | Detached | £340,000 | £357,761 |
| 27 | 21 Oct 2024 | Detached | £855,000 | £899,664 |
| Flat 12 Astonia House | 20 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £137,000 | £144,157 |
| 23 Elmwood Court | 2 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | £94,701 |
| 38 Elmwood Court | 9 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £97,000 | £102,067 |
| 88 | 6 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £995,000 | £1,046,978 |
| 7 Elmwood Court | 31 Jul 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | £112,590 |
| 26 Elmwood Court | 31 Jul 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | £99,963 |
| Flat 5 Astonia House | 31 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | £178,881 |
| 16 Elmwood Court | 31 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | £78,918 |
| 15 Elmwood Court | 4 Apr 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £89,440 |
| Apartment 2 Meridian House, 3 | 23 Feb 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £310,000 | £326,194 |
| 1 | 29 Jan 2024 | Detached | £562,500 | £591,884 |
| 3 Elmwood Court | 24 Jan 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | £84,179 |
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 High Street, Baldock values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | £110,000 (2011) | £105,000 (2026) | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| OGLES High Street | £340,000 (2009) | £550,000 (2026) | +2.9% | -0.1% |
| APARTMENT 4 MERIDIAN HOUSE, 3 High Street | £220,000 (2024) | £229,000 (2026) | +2.0% | -0.5% |
| 7 the OLD GRANARY High Street | £115,000 (2001) | £290,500 (2025) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2 the OLD GRANARY High Street | £93,000 (2000) | £285,000 (2025) | +4.6% | +1.8% |
| 20 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | £112,000 (2013) | £95,000 (2025) | -1.4% | -4.2% |
| 18 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | £95,000 (2013) | £100,000 (2025) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| 108 High Street | £198,974 (1996) | £1,510,000 (2025) | +7.2% | +4.5% |
| FLAT 20 ASTONIA HOUSE High Street | £24,000 (1995) | £155,000 (2025) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 9 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | £110,000 (2020) | £94,000 (2025) | -3.1% | -7.6% |
| FLAT 12 ASTONIA HOUSE High Street | £76,000 (2002) | £137,000 (2024) | +2.7% | -0.1% |
| 38 ELMWOOD COURT High Street | £87,500 (2022) | £97,000 (2024) | +5.3% | +0.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. High Street, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 201 | 45.4% | £110,500 | £15,000 – £356,481 |
| Terraced | 102 | 23.0% | £222,000 | £33,000 – £1,010,000 |
| Detached | 86 | 19.4% | £410,000 | £70,000 – £1,510,000 |
| Semi-detached | 54 | 12.2% | £345,000 | £64,995 – £995,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in High Street, Baldock
202 of the sales on record are leasehold and 241 freehold — 45.6% 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 £110,250 and the median freehold sale £325,000 — a gap of +194.8%. 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 | 202 | 45.6% | £110,250 |
| Freehold | 241 | 54.4% | £325,000 |
| New build | 19 | 4.3% | £149,995 |
| Existing home | 424 | 95.7% | £164,998 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -9.1%. 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 35 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 High Street, Baldock compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. High Street, Baldock sits above that national figure — +2.2%.
Within Baldock the street ranks 146 of 182 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £185,000 (-13.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,385 per square metre, across 68 of the 443 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 £15,000 to £1,510,000. 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 nearby
- Coachmans Lane£89,000 median
- Page Close£107,500 median
- Mercia Road£165,750 median
- Larkins Close£150,000 median
- Royston Road£219,700 median
- Sale Drive£156,664 median
- Westell Close£156,000 median
- Icknield Way£184,500 median
- Hitchin Street£180,000 median
- Weston Way£193,000 median
- Barley Rise£112,000 median
- Chiltern Road£171,750 median
- Station Road£315,000 median
- Clothall Road£207,000 median
- Back Street£218,250 median
- Hillcrest£162,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 49 High Street7 sales
- 51B High Street6 sales
- 59 High Street6 sales
- FLAT 14, ASTONIA HOUSE High Street6 sales
- FLAT 2, ASTONIA HOUSE High Street6 sales
- FLAT 21, ASTONIA HOUSE High Street6 sales
- 2, the OLD GRANARY High Street5 sales
- FLAT 8, ASTONIA HOUSE High Street5 sales
- 18 High Street5 sales
- FLAT 1, WALKERS COURT High Street5 sales
- 45 High Street5 sales
- 6A High Street5 sales
- 7, the OLD GRANARY High Street4 sales
- 1 High Street4 sales
- 91 High Street4 sales
- FLAT 11, ASTONIA HOUSE High Street4 sales
- 2 High Street4 sales
- 14 High Street4 sales
- 69 High Street4 sales
- 48 High Street4 sales
- 35C High Street4 sales
- 35B High Street4 sales
- 28 High Street4 sales
- 30 High Street4 sales
Back to Baldock house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in High Street, Baldock?
The median price paid in High Street, Baldock across every sale on the register is £161,000. 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 High Street, Baldock?
443 sales are on record for High Street, Baldock, the most recent completing on 29 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have High Street, Baldock house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -52.5% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -65.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were High Street, Baldock house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £465,000, 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 High Street, Baldock?
£2,385 per square metre, from the 68 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 29 May 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, “High Street, 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.