Sold £6,061/m² · Median sold £596,126 (854 sales) · Index -1.7% y/y · Turnover 1.8% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Hertsmere?
Buildings
36,300
Mixed-use buildings
1.8%
HMO-shaped units
11%
EPC A or B
13%
EPC D or worse
48%
What does Hertsmere cost?
Hertsmere: sold price per m² £6,061/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 854 sales). +2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£6,061/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
854 sales
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 854 sales.
Sold price
£596,126 12 months to Jun 2026
854 sales
+0.6% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 854 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£582,718 12 months to Sep 2026
4,559 listings
+4.3% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,559 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £5,443/m² in Sep 2016 to £5,869/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £544,199 in Sep 2016 to £676,149 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £525,000 in Jan 2022 to £574,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £6,912/m² in Aug 2025 to £6,166/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 80% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 97.2 in Jan 2022 to 96.5 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 908 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,699 lets
-9.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,699 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,883/month in Aug 2025 to £1,992/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.0% in Jan 2022 to 3.3% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 82.6 in Jan 2022 to 107.1 in Sep 2026.
How does Hertsmere vary by home size?
Asking price in Hertsmere runs from £225,669 for 1 bedroom to £1,629,181 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Hertsmere. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£225,669
12 months to Sep 2026
-6% on the previous 12 months
435
2 bedrooms
£372,128
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.1% on the previous 12 months
1159
3 bedrooms
£577,803
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.7% on the previous 12 months
1407
4 bedrooms
£816,926
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.8% on the previous 12 months
1041
5+ bedrooms
£1,629,181
12 months to Sep 2026
+13.4% on the previous 12 months
500
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Hertsmere?
Hertsmere: turnover 1.8% (12 months to Mar 2026, 820 sales). -30.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.8% 12 months to Mar 2026
820 sales
-30.5% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 820 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
1,766 12 months to Sep 2026
1,766 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,766 listings.
New listings
2,725 12 months to Sep 2026
2,725 listings
+3.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,725 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 115 in Aug 2025 to 219 in Sep 2026.New listings: 244 in Jan 2022 to 370 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 53 in Jan 2022 to 161 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,100 in Sep 2026 to 3,417 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 146 days in Jan 2022 to 146 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Hertsmere?
118 agents listed homes for sale in Hertsmere; the three largest took 17% of the listings.
Agents active
118
Top three agents’ share
17%
New homes among listings
2.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Hertsmere?
Housing associations hold 70% of the 3,903 units in Hertsmere whose freeholder is classified; 92% of all units are not yet classified.
Housing associations70% of classified · 2,750 units
Corporate landlords26% of classified · 999 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)3.2% of classified · 126 units
RMC0.7% of classified · 27 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Hertsmere rank?
Hertsmere ranks 3rd of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for sold price per m², at £6,061/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Hertfordshire
Hertsmere ranks 3rd of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for sold price per m², at £6,061/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Hertfordshire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
EN6Postcode district · Asking £6,361/m² · Sep 2026
WD23Postcode district · Asking £5,976/m² · Sep 2026
WD25Postcode district · Asking £5,823/m² · Sep 2026
WD6Postcode district · Asking £6,458/m² · Sep 2026
WD7Postcode district · Asking £7,404/m² · Sep 2026
BroxbourneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,185/m² · Sep 2026
DacorumNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,804/m² · Sep 2026
East HertfordshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,618/m² · Sep 2026
North HertfordshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,124/m² · Sep 2026
St. AlbansNeighbouring local authority · Asking £7,540/m² · Sep 2026
StevenageNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,402/m² · Sep 2026
Three RiversNeighbouring local authority · Asking £6,716/m² · Sep 2026
WatfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,355/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Hertsmere
What is the median house price in Hertsmere?
Homes in Hertsmere sold for a median £596,126 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 854 sales. Per square metre that is £6,061/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Hertsmere changed?
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Hertsmere?
Homes to let in Hertsmere asked a median £2,085/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 908 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Hertsmere?
3.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,699 lets. -9.8% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Hertsmere?
1.8% of the homes in Hertsmere changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 820 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.