Waterside, Chesham house prices are built from 413 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 20 Feb 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £181,750. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +12.8% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -18.3%.
Median price paid
£181,750
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+12.8%
Change in real terms
-18.3%
Median per m²
£2,774
HM Land Registry413 sales81 with floor areaLatest sale 20 Feb 2026
Section 01
How Waterside, Chesham prices moved
The chart tracks the median Waterside, Chesham 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 | £68,000 | £150,992 |
| 2000s | 10 | £175,000 | £318,798 |
| 2010s | 9 | £246,000 | £346,860 |
| 2020s | 6 | £288,500 | £294,772 |
The highest yearly median on record for Waterside, Chesham is £395,000 in 2019; the lowest is £63,250 in 1996. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £65,250 to £277,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £144,886, so the real change over the whole record is +95.7% — about +2.26% 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: +12.8% in cash against -18.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 | 20 Feb 2026 | Detached | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 277 | 13 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £247,000 | £247,000 |
| Flat 16 Lordsmill Court | 22 Oct 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £280,978 |
| 96 | 26 Sep 2025 | Terraced | £363,000 | £370,891 |
| Flat 18 Lordsmill Court | 26 Sep 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £289,600 | £295,896 |
| Flat 2 the Old Brewery, 59 | 25 Jun 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £204,348 |
| Flat C 185 | 30 May 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £255,435 |
| 3 the Pound House | 14 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 80 | 15 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £380,000 | £399,851 |
| 343 | 8 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £485,000 | £510,336 |
| 86 | 6 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £290,000 | £305,149 |
| 110 | 25 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £310,000 | £326,194 |
| Flat 1 the Old Brewery, 59 | 13 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £242,015 |
| Flat 3 the Old Brewery, 59 | 30 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | £220,970 |
| 335 | 26 Jun 2024 | Terraced | £560,000 | £589,254 |
| Flat 13 Lordsmill Court | 28 Mar 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £283,000 | £297,784 |
| 133 | 19 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £272,500 | £294,425 |
| 131 | 28 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £300,000 | £324,138 |
| Flat C 185 | 20 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £214,000 | £231,218 |
| 3 the Pound House | 28 Sep 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £270,115 |
| Chess Cottage, 347 | 25 Aug 2023 | Detached | £980,000 | £1,058,851 |
| 159 | 25 Aug 2023 | Detached | £510,000 | £551,034 |
| Flat 7 Waterside Court | 24 Aug 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £118,500 | £128,034 |
| 129 | 1 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £308,000 | £332,782 |
| 358 | 7 Jul 2023 | Terraced | £426,000 | £460,276 |
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 Waterside, Chesham values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 Waterside | £185,000 (2001) | £500,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| 277 Waterside | £69,500 (1997) | £247,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.8% |
| FLAT 16 LORDSMILL COURT Waterside | £180,000 (2003) | £275,000 (2025) | +1.9% | -0.9% |
| 96 Waterside | £118,000 (2000) | £363,000 (2025) | +4.6% | +1.8% |
| FLAT 18 LORDSMILL COURT Waterside | £175,000 (2003) | £289,600 (2025) | +2.3% | -0.5% |
| FLAT C 185 Waterside | £195,000 (2014) | £250,000 (2025) | +2.3% | -0.8% |
| 3 the POUND HOUSE Waterside | £100,000 (2007) | £280,000 (2025) | +5.9% | +2.8% |
| 80 Waterside | £81,000 (1998) | £380,000 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 343 Waterside | £210,000 (2013) | £485,000 (2024) | +7.9% | +4.8% |
| 86 Waterside | £108,000 (2000) | £290,000 (2024) | +4.2% | +1.5% |
| 110 Waterside | £55,000 (1995) | £310,000 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 335 Waterside | £92,000 (1996) | £560,000 (2024) | +6.7% | +3.9% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Waterside, Chesham 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 | 235 | 56.9% | £182,500 | £400 – £775,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 98 | 23.7% | £172,000 | £7,000 – £310,000 |
| Semi-detached | 44 | 10.7% | £189,950 | £55,000 – £650,000 |
| Detached | 36 | 8.7% | £250,000 | £105,000 – £980,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Waterside, Chesham
104 of the sales on record are leasehold and 309 freehold — 25.2% 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 £171,825 and the median freehold sale £192,000 — a gap of +11.7%. 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 | 104 | 25.2% | £171,825 |
| Freehold | 309 | 74.8% | £192,000 |
| New build | 18 | 4.4% | £175,000 |
| Existing home | 395 | 95.6% | £182,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -4.1%. 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 25 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 Waterside, Chesham compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Waterside, Chesham sits above that national figure — +15.4%.
Within Chesham the street ranks 242 of 300 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £240,000 (-24.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,774 per square metre, across 81 of the 413 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 £400 to £980,000. 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
- Chartridge Lane£420,000 median
- Eskdale Avenue£214,750 median
- Bellingdon Road£200,000 median
- Berkhampstead Road£163,750 median
- Bois Moor Road£215,000 median
- Sunnyside Road£185,000 median
- Broad Street£155,000 median
- Severalls Avenue£217,500 median
- Berkeley Avenue£371,000 median
- Woodley Hill£190,000 median
- Hivings Hill£271,275 median
- Vale Road£218,000 median
- White Hill£230,000 median
- Nalders Road£246,000 median
- Frances Street£207,000 median
- Lye Green Road£353,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 80 Waterside7 sales
- 129 Waterside7 sales
- FLAT 4, WATERSIDE COURT Waterside7 sales
- 433 Waterside7 sales
- 288 Waterside6 sales
- 452 Waterside5 sales
- 96 Waterside5 sales
- 100 Waterside5 sales
- 155 Waterside5 sales
- 120 Waterside5 sales
- 434 Waterside5 sales
- 98B Waterside5 sales
- 110 Waterside4 sales
- FLAT 13, LORDSMILL COURT Waterside4 sales
- 358 Waterside4 sales
- 361 Waterside4 sales
- 431 Waterside4 sales
- 108 Waterside4 sales
- 362 Waterside4 sales
- 98A Waterside4 sales
- 124A Waterside4 sales
- 112 Waterside4 sales
- 119 Waterside4 sales
- 422 Waterside4 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Waterside, Chesham?
The median price paid in Waterside, Chesham across every sale on the register is £181,750. 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 Waterside, Chesham?
413 sales are on record for Waterside, Chesham, the most recent completing on 20 Feb 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Waterside, Chesham house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +12.8% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -18.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Waterside, Chesham house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £395,000, set in 2019. 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 Waterside, Chesham?
£2,774 per square metre, from the 81 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 20 Feb 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, “Waterside, Chesham 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.