Downhall Ley, Buntingford house prices are built from 236 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 22 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £146,000. Across the 10 years from 2014 to 2024 the median moved +55.8% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +14.3%.
Median price paid
£146,000
Change in cash, 2014–2024
+55.8%
Change in real terms
+14.3%
Median per m²
£2,893
HM Land Registry236 sales54 with floor areaLatest sale 22 May 2026
Section 01
How Downhall Ley, Buntingford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Downhall Ley, Buntingford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2024. 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 | £59,725 | £132,618 |
| 2000s | 10 | £148,500 | £270,523 |
| 2010s | 6 | £198,500 | £279,885 |
| 2020s | 1 | £309,250 | £315,973 |
The highest yearly median on record for Downhall Ley, Buntingford is £309,250 in 2024; the lowest is £55,000 in 1996. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £56,000 to £309,250.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £124,346, so the real change over the whole record is +161.7% — about +3.37% 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: +55.8% in cash against +14.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 66 | 27 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £407,500 | £407,500 |
| 84 | 13 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 18 | 28 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £400,000 | £408,696 |
| 24 | 6 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £311,000 | £317,761 |
| 85 | 27 Jan 2025 | Terraced | £315,000 | £321,848 |
| 32 | 12 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £297,000 | £312,515 |
| 50 | 6 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £430,000 | £452,463 |
| 62 | 25 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £317,500 | £334,086 |
| 21 | 11 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £301,000 | £316,724 |
| 71 | 21 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £285,000 | £299,888 |
| 74 | 31 May 2024 | Terraced | £345,000 | £363,022 |
| 88 | 1 Dec 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £217,500 | £235,000 |
| 28 | 30 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £222,500 | £240,402 |
| 98 | 30 Oct 2023 | Terraced | £365,000 | £394,368 |
| 42 | 8 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £355,000 | £411,298 |
| 70 | 23 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £320,000 | £370,748 |
| 85 | 1 Jun 2022 | Terraced | £291,000 | £337,149 |
| 1 | 1 Apr 2022 | Terraced | £365,000 | £422,884 |
| 41 | 30 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £317,500 | £401,142 |
| 28 | 10 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £195,000 | £246,371 |
| 16 | 23 Apr 2021 | Terraced | £275,000 | £347,446 |
| 23 | 25 Jan 2021 | Terraced | £270,000 | £341,129 |
| 68 | 25 Sep 2020 | Terraced | £275,000 | £356,061 |
| 64 | 24 Jun 2020 | Terraced | £255,000 | £330,165 |
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 Downhall Ley, Buntingford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 Downhall Ley | £64,995 (1997) | £300,000 (2026) | +5.4% | +2.7% |
| 66 Downhall Ley | £196,000 (2006) | £407,500 (2026) | +3.7% | +0.8% |
| 84 Downhall Ley | £171,000 (2006) | £300,000 (2026) | +2.9% | -0.1% |
| 18 Downhall Ley | £297,500 (2016) | £400,000 (2025) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| 24 Downhall Ley | £170,000 (2009) | £311,000 (2025) | +3.8% | +0.8% |
| 85 Downhall Ley | £58,000 (1995) | £315,000 (2025) | +5.8% | +3.1% |
| 50 Downhall Ley | £299,995 (2015) | £430,000 (2024) | +4.1% | +0.8% |
| 62 Downhall Ley | £59,000 (1996) | £317,500 (2024) | +6.2% | +3.5% |
| 21 Downhall Ley | £74,500 (1998) | £301,000 (2024) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 71 Downhall Ley | £56,500 (1995) | £285,000 (2024) | +5.7% | +3.1% |
| 74 Downhall Ley | £86,000 (1999) | £345,000 (2024) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 88 Downhall Ley | £48,500 (1998) | £217,500 (2023) | +6.2% | +3.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Downhall Ley, Buntingford 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 | 166 | 70.3% | £166,000 | £50,000 – £430,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 57 | 24.2% | £119,995 | £38,000 – £217,500 |
| Semi-detached | 13 | 5.5% | £111,000 | £56,500 – £285,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Downhall Ley, Buntingford
58 of the sales on record are leasehold and 178 freehold — 24.6% 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 £120,248 and the median freehold sale £164,250 — a gap of +36.6%. 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 | 58 | 24.6% | £120,248 |
| Freehold | 178 | 75.4% | £164,250 |
A further 4 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 Downhall Ley, Buntingford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Downhall Ley, Buntingford sits below that national figure — -7.3%.
Within Buntingford the street ranks 177 of 183 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £308,000 (-52.6%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,893 per square metre, across 54 of the 236 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 £38,000 to £430,000. 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
- Monks Walk£201,000 median
- High Street£195,000 median
- Olvega Drive£304,000 median
- Oak End£183,000 median
- Fairfield£276,500 median
- Baldock Road£197,000 median
- Snells Mead£250,000 median
- Mill Close£188,000 median
- Vicarage Road£221,500 median
- Norfolk Road£189,995 median
- Dray Gardens£413,750 median
- Paddock Road£185,000 median
- Parker Drive£380,000 median
- Campbell Close£232,000 median
- Stearn Way£420,000 median
- Church Street£213,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 88 Downhall Ley7 sales
- 85 Downhall Ley6 sales
- 62 Downhall Ley6 sales
- 52 Downhall Ley6 sales
- 28 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 41 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 68 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 61 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 81 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 54 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 87 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 12 Downhall Ley5 sales
- 24 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 71 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 13 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 46 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 48 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 2 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 63 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 25 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 27 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 97 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 77 Downhall Ley4 sales
- 76 Downhall Ley4 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Downhall Ley, Buntingford?
The median price paid in Downhall Ley, Buntingford across every sale on the register is £146,000. 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 Downhall Ley, Buntingford?
236 sales are on record for Downhall Ley, Buntingford, the most recent completing on 22 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Downhall Ley, Buntingford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +55.8% between 2014 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +14.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Downhall Ley, Buntingford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £309,250, set in 2024. 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 Downhall Ley, Buntingford?
£2,893 per square metre, from the 54 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 22 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, “Downhall Ley, Buntingford 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.