Birch Grove, Henlow house prices are built from 70 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2004 and the most recent on 11 Nov 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £226,395. Across the 13 years from 2008 to 2021 the median moved +150.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +88.2%.
Median price paid
£226,395
Change in cash, 2008–2021
+150.0%
Change in real terms
+88.2%
HM Land Registry70 salesLatest sale 11 Nov 2025
Section 01
How Birch Grove, Henlow prices moved
The chart tracks the median Birch Grove, Henlow house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2004 to 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | £163,000 | £296,938 |
| 2020s | 1 | £370,000 | £378,043 |
The highest yearly median on record for Birch Grove, Henlow is £370,000 in 2021; the lowest is £148,000 in 2008. Across the full 18-year record the cash median has moved from £212,995 to £370,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £395,162, so the real change over the whole record is +18.3% — about +0.99% 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: +150.0% in cash against +88.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 11 Nov 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | £163,478 |
| 35 | 21 May 2025 | Terraced | £172,500 | £176,250 |
| 12 | 17 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £385,000 | £393,370 |
| 5 | 1 May 2024 | Semi-detached | £370,000 | £389,328 |
| 7 | 29 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £380,000 | £399,851 |
| 37 | 19 Jan 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | £147,313 |
| 1 | 15 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £370,000 | £389,328 |
| 14 | 8 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £367,500 | £397,069 |
| 4 | 30 Aug 2023 | Semi-detached | £345,000 | £372,759 |
| 22 | 30 Mar 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | £313,333 |
| 32 | 12 Jan 2023 | Semi-detached | £368,000 | £397,609 |
| 21 | 5 Jul 2022 | Semi-detached | £192,000 | £222,449 |
| 8 | 17 Dec 2021 | Semi-detached | £370,000 | £467,473 |
| 28 | 6 Aug 2021 | Detached | £382,500 | £483,266 |
| 12 | 24 May 2021 | Semi-detached | £340,000 | £429,570 |
| 11 | 21 May 2021 | Terraced | £375,000 | £473,790 |
| 37 | 19 Feb 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £157,930 |
| 3 | 22 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached | £373,000 | £482,948 |
| 10 | 3 Sep 2020 | Semi-detached | £365,000 | £472,590 |
| 10 | 30 Aug 2019 | Semi-detached | £358,000 | £468,256 |
| 21 | 30 Aug 2019 | Semi-detached | £175,000 | £228,896 |
| 11 | 24 Aug 2018 | Terraced | £345,000 | £459,783 |
| 41 | 30 Jul 2018 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £266,541 |
| 24 | 30 Apr 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | £339,839 |
| 30 | 14 Aug 2017 | Semi-detached | £330,000 | £449,131 |
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 Birch Grove, Henlow values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Birch Grove | £163,000 (2005) | £160,000 (2025) | -0.1% | -2.9% |
| 35 Birch Grove | £92,500 (2014) | £172,500 (2025) | +5.8% | +2.6% |
| 12 Birch Grove | £212,995 (2004) | £385,000 (2025) | +2.9% | 0.0% |
| 5 Birch Grove | £227,995 (2005) | £370,000 (2024) | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| 7 Birch Grove | £209,995 (2004) | £380,000 (2024) | +3.0% | +0.1% |
| 37 Birch Grove | £87,000 (2008) | £140,000 (2024) | +3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1 Birch Grove | £224,795 (2004) | £370,000 (2024) | +2.5% | -0.3% |
| 14 Birch Grove | £239,995 (2008) | £367,500 (2023) | +2.9% | -0.1% |
| 4 Birch Grove | £212,995 (2004) | £345,000 (2023) | +2.6% | -0.3% |
| 22 Birch Grove | £155,000 (2005) | £290,000 (2023) | +3.5% | +0.6% |
| 32 Birch Grove | £215,995 (2004) | £368,000 (2023) | +2.8% | 0.0% |
| 21 Birch Grove | £175,000 (2019) | £192,000 (2022) | +3.1% | -0.9% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Birch Grove, Henlow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 36 | 51.4% | £229,995 | £87,500 – £385,000 |
| Terraced | 21 | 30.0% | £210,000 | £65,600 – £375,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 11 | 15.7% | £155,000 | £81,500 – £290,000 |
| Detached | 2 | 2.9% | £250,000 | £250,000 – £382,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Birch Grove, Henlow
16 of the sales on record are leasehold and 54 freehold — 22.9% 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 £109,000 and the median freehold sale £245,000 — a gap of +124.8%. 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 | 16 | 22.9% | £109,000 |
| Freehold | 54 | 77.1% | £245,000 |
| New build | 17 | 24.3% | £212,995 |
| Existing home | 53 | 75.7% | £247,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -13.8%. 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 1 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 Birch Grove, Henlow compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Birch Grove, Henlow sits above that national figure — +43.7%.
Within Henlow the street ranks 76 of 109 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £249,995 (-9.4%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £65,600 to £385,000. 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
- Station Road£231,000 median
- High Street£236,000 median
- Astral Close£121,500 median
- Signal Close£218,000 median
- Bedford Road£182,500 median
- Clifton Road£200,225 median
- Orchard Way£249,000 median
- Fakeswell Lane£160,000 median
- Plum Tree Road£234,250 median
- Hitchin Road£160,998 median
- Meadow Walk£284,975 median
- Bluebell Drive£275,000 median
- Dove House Drive£215,500 median
- Applecroft£220,000 median
- Harrier Mill£250,000 median
- Park Lane£327,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 7 Birch Grove5 sales
- 12 Birch Grove4 sales
- 11 Birch Grove4 sales
- 10 Birch Grove4 sales
- 29 Birch Grove3 sales
- 37 Birch Grove3 sales
- 22 Birch Grove3 sales
- 15 Birch Grove3 sales
- 2 Birch Grove3 sales
- 35 Birch Grove2 sales
- 5 Birch Grove2 sales
- 1 Birch Grove2 sales
- 14 Birch Grove2 sales
- 4 Birch Grove2 sales
- 32 Birch Grove2 sales
- 21 Birch Grove2 sales
- 8 Birch Grove2 sales
- 28 Birch Grove2 sales
- 3 Birch Grove2 sales
- 41 Birch Grove2 sales
- 24 Birch Grove2 sales
- 30 Birch Grove2 sales
- 33 Birch Grove2 sales
- 31 Birch Grove2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Birch Grove, Henlow?
The median price paid in Birch Grove, Henlow across every sale on the register is £226,395. 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 Birch Grove, Henlow?
70 sales are on record for Birch Grove, Henlow, the most recent completing on 11 Nov 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Birch Grove, Henlow house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +150.0% between 2008 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +88.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Birch Grove, Henlow house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £370,000, 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 Birch Grove, Henlow?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 11 Nov 2025. 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, “Birch Grove, Henlow 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.