Hertford house prices are built from 24,176 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 26 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £247,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +34.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -3.3%.
Median price paid
£247,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+34.9%
Change in real terms
-3.3%
Median per m²
£3,444
HM Land Registry24,176 sales4,866 with floor areaLatest sale 26 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Hertford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Hertford 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 | £84,000 | £186,520 |
| 2000s | 10 | £209,000 | £380,736 |
| 2010s | 10 | £290,000 | £408,900 |
| 2020s | 7 | £450,000 | £459,783 |
The highest yearly median on record for Hertford is £468,530 in 2022; the lowest is £70,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £70,000 to £465,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £155,433, so the real change over the whole record is +199.5% — about +3.60% 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: +34.9% in cash against -3.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 HERTFORD BREWERY Hartham Lane | 26 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £686,500 | £686,500 |
| 19 Greenways | 15 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £826,500 | £826,500 |
| 78 Taplow Avenue | 12 Jun 2026 | Detached | £875,000 | £875,000 |
| 5 Parkhurst Road | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 19 KINGSMEAD COURT Constables Way | 10 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 17 Spencer Street | 10 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £421,500 | £421,500 |
| 32 Badgers Close | 10 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 122 Smeaton Court | 8 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 16 Willis Grove | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 44 Birdie Way | 3 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 26 Rivershill | 1 Jun 2026 | Detached | £775,000 | £775,000 |
| 4 Spencer Street | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 95 Trinity Road | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £444,000 | £444,000 |
| 19 Constables Way | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 63 Millmead Way | 27 May 2026 | Terraced | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 6 Greenways | 26 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £850,000 | £850,000 |
| 10 Brickendon Green | 26 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £670,000 | £670,000 |
| 4 Gwynns Walk | 26 May 2026 | Terraced | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 109 the Avenue | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 24 Bullocks Lane | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 11 Willowmead | 21 May 2026 | Terraced | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 38 Ladywood Road | 21 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Flat 5 the Coach House | 20 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 3 Admiral Street | 19 May 2026 | Terraced | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 162 Sacombe Road | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £845,000 | £845,000 |
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 Hertford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 HERTFORD BREWERY Hartham Lane | £680,000 (2020) | £686,500 (2026) | +0.2% | -4.1% |
| 19 Greenways | £322,000 (2006) | £826,500 (2026) | +4.8% | +1.8% |
| 78 Taplow Avenue | £790,000 (2024) | £875,000 (2026) | +5.2% | +2.6% |
| 5 Parkhurst Road | £510,000 (2020) | £630,000 (2026) | +3.6% | -0.8% |
| 17 Spencer Street | £150,000 (2003) | £421,500 (2026) | +4.6% | +1.7% |
| 32 Badgers Close | £179,995 (2003) | £400,000 (2026) | +3.5% | +0.7% |
| 19 KINGSMEAD COURT Constables Way | £382,950 (2016) | £460,000 (2026) | +1.9% | -1.5% |
| 122 Smeaton Court | £187,500 (2015) | £260,000 (2026) | +3.0% | -0.2% |
| 16 Willis Grove | £679,950 (2016) | £750,000 (2026) | +1.0% | -2.3% |
| 44 Birdie Way | £205,000 (2012) | £365,000 (2026) | +4.2% | +1.3% |
| 26 Rivershill | £500,000 (2011) | £775,000 (2026) | +3.0% | +0.1% |
| 19 Constables Way | £260,950 (2014) | £270,000 (2026) | +0.3% | -2.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Hertford 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 | 9,005 | 37.2% | £236,500 | £11,500 – £3,100,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 6,557 | 27.1% | £195,000 | £10,000 – £2,100,000 |
| Semi-detached | 5,017 | 20.8% | £281,000 | £20,000 – £1,990,000 |
| Detached | 3,597 | 14.9% | £475,000 | £13,218 – £5,236,560 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Hertford
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 4,612 certificates cover Hertford, and their median floor area is 75 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are about the same size than average — -1.3%. 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 | 75 m² | about 807 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 57 m² | about 614 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 108 m² | about 1,163 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 28.2% | 1,302 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 11.4% | 528 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Hertford
6,786 of the sales on record are leasehold and 17,390 freehold — 28.1% 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 £195,000 and the median freehold sale £285,000 — a gap of +46.2%. 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 | 6,786 | 28.1% | £195,000 |
| Freehold | 17,390 | 71.9% | £285,000 |
| New build | 2,635 | 10.9% | £249,000 |
| Existing home | 21,541 | 89.1% | £247,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +0.8%. 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 931 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 Hertford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Hertford sits above that national figure — +56.8%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,444 per square metre, across 4,866 of the 24,176 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 £5,236,560. 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 Hertford
- Ware Road562 sales
- Newland Gardens477 sales
- North Road363 sales
- Ladywood Road360 sales
- Halleys Ridge301 sales
- Bengeo Street298 sales
- Willowmead279 sales
- Smeaton Court257 sales
- Constables Way246 sales
- Moorymead Close241 sales
- Mead Lane240 sales
- Hertingfordbury Road234 sales
- Wellington Street232 sales
- Cublands221 sales
- The Briars217 sales
- London Road212 sales
- Fallow Rise202 sales
- Foxes Close202 sales
- The Copse202 sales
- Millmead Way189 sales
- Primrose Drive173 sales
- Windsor Drive171 sales
- The Elms166 sales
- Hazeldell165 sales
- Tamworth Road165 sales
- Mitre Court164 sales
- Cecil Road161 sales
- Port Vale160 sales
- Byde Street154 sales
- Bentley Road153 sales
- Lilbourne Drive151 sales
- Hamels Drive150 sales
- The Waterfront147 sales
- Badgers Close143 sales
- Deer Close143 sales
- Martins Drive143 sales
- Heathgate142 sales
- Duncombe Road141 sales
- Fore Street141 sales
- Fordwich Rise137 sales
- Molewood Road133 sales
- West Street133 sales
- Chauncy Court132 sales
- The Springs132 sales
- Turpins Close128 sales
- The Avenue127 sales
- Riversmeet124 sales
- Roebuck Close124 sales
- Henmarsh Court123 sales
- Tanners Crescent122 sales
- Cowper Crescent121 sales
- Sele Mill121 sales
- Buckwells Field118 sales
- High Road117 sales
- Bengeo Mews116 sales
- Mandeville Road115 sales
- Great Innings North110 sales
- Queens Road110 sales
- Port Hill107 sales
- High Street105 sales
Postcode districts covering Hertford
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Hertford?
The median price paid in Hertford across every sale on the register is £247,000. 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 Hertford?
24,176 sales are on record for Hertford, the most recent completing on 26 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Hertford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +34.9% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -3.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Hertford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £468,530, set in 2022. 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 Hertford?
£3,444 per square metre, from the 4,866 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 26 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, “Hertford 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.