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East Hertfordshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £457,000 in East Hertfordshire.

East Hertfordshire local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

East Hertfordshire shows both delivery and setbacks. New social-rent homes are occupied in Bishop’s Stortford and the Hertford–Ware art trail is complete. But the submitted Old River Lane redevelopment is no longer financially viable, so its proposed homes and public space remain uncertain.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

East Hertfordshire local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £79,856 in August 1996; £457,417 in July 2026. 472.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £78,000 to £457,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £16,000 more per home (3.7% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — East Hertfordshire local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199577,589
February 199579,328
March 199578,609
April 199578,302
May 199577,786
June 199577,366
July 199577,716
August 199577,191
September 199577,488
October 199576,649
November 199576,450
December 199575,854
January 199675,909
February 199676,887
March 199677,044
April 199678,374
May 199678,456
June 199679,838
July 199680,059
August 199679,856
September 199681,261
October 199681,951
November 199681,638
December 199681,273
January 199782,844
February 199784,163
March 199785,455
April 199784,556
May 199785,634
June 199786,643
July 199788,937
August 199791,661
September 199792,914
October 199795,458
November 199796,366
December 199796,913
January 199896,976
February 199895,705
March 199897,634
April 199898,412
May 1998101,918
June 1998102,560
July 1998103,349
August 1998105,130
September 1998106,791
October 1998107,893
November 1998107,385
December 1998105,150
January 1999105,915
February 1999106,768
March 1999108,587
April 1999107,350
May 1999107,443
June 1999109,863
July 1999113,094
August 1999114,257
September 1999118,238
October 1999119,963
November 1999125,266
December 1999125,572
January 2000126,482
February 2000124,996
March 2000126,107
April 2000129,241
May 2000133,495
June 2000136,889
July 2000138,591
August 2000139,604
September 2000141,304
October 2000139,736
November 2000139,536
December 2000140,363
January 2001145,732
February 2001147,179
March 2001149,452
April 2001148,268
May 2001150,733
June 2001152,035
July 2001155,562
August 2001157,365
September 2001157,790
October 2001160,628
November 2001161,191
December 2001160,374
January 2002163,205
February 2002164,197
March 2002168,305
April 2002170,202
May 2002175,559
June 2002179,926
July 2002184,232
August 2002186,635
September 2002189,809
October 2002187,543
November 2002192,940
December 2002194,544
January 2003201,467
February 2003202,362
March 2003206,391
April 2003210,529
May 2003211,227
June 2003210,326
July 2003206,632
August 2003208,632
September 2003209,660
October 2003209,983
November 2003210,218
December 2003211,685
January 2004215,531
February 2004217,028
March 2004220,448
April 2004224,382
May 2004223,809
June 2004229,711
July 2004226,895
August 2004233,916
September 2004230,861
October 2004236,204
November 2004237,352
December 2004232,135
January 2005232,633
February 2005227,543
March 2005228,386
April 2005223,713
May 2005223,988
June 2005230,571
July 2005232,138
August 2005238,484
September 2005241,092
October 2005241,540
November 2005238,105
December 2005236,520
January 2006237,936
February 2006236,487
March 2006235,334
April 2006232,361
May 2006235,441
June 2006235,654
July 2006242,978
August 2006246,581
September 2006252,744
October 2006253,207
November 2006255,183
December 2006253,666
January 2007256,388
February 2007258,297
March 2007263,030
April 2007264,138
May 2007264,538
June 2007264,140
July 2007268,324
August 2007268,908
September 2007271,370
October 2007272,566
November 2007279,975
December 2007284,383
January 2008283,154
February 2008276,945
March 2008273,812
April 2008271,185
May 2008272,253
June 2008269,088
July 2008270,472
August 2008270,780
September 2008264,467
October 2008257,663
November 2008245,435
December 2008236,969
January 2009234,532
February 2009236,322
March 2009236,058
April 2009233,807
May 2009235,887
June 2009241,798
July 2009243,613
August 2009242,655
September 2009245,926
October 2009249,739
November 2009253,929
December 2009257,939
January 2010259,585
February 2010258,066
March 2010255,068
April 2010258,116
May 2010259,947
June 2010260,577
July 2010261,699
August 2010262,520
September 2010265,509
October 2010259,583
November 2010257,275
December 2010252,979
January 2011256,505
February 2011256,811
March 2011260,808
April 2011265,869
May 2011268,574
June 2011269,712
July 2011266,777
August 2011267,830
September 2011265,871
October 2011261,738
November 2011258,724
December 2011257,988
January 2012260,777
February 2012262,611
March 2012263,679
April 2012265,376
May 2012262,653
June 2012263,371
July 2012262,053
August 2012262,774
September 2012267,861
October 2012268,548
November 2012276,666
December 2012273,195
January 2013274,605
February 2013271,530
March 2013271,228
April 2013269,947
May 2013269,188
June 2013268,090
July 2013271,589
August 2013273,540
September 2013273,109
October 2013272,416
November 2013274,297
December 2013284,019
January 2014287,970
February 2014294,558
March 2014294,716
April 2014295,503
May 2014297,100
June 2014300,957
July 2014304,874
August 2014308,615
September 2014311,531
October 2014316,051
November 2014314,898
December 2014316,010
January 2015317,733
February 2015321,244
March 2015320,818
April 2015322,054
May 2015321,992
June 2015330,910
July 2015335,290
August 2015339,640
September 2015340,302
October 2015344,665
November 2015353,671
December 2015355,327
January 2016354,909
February 2016353,186
March 2016357,711
April 2016365,401
May 2016373,556
June 2016379,745
July 2016382,373
August 2016376,632
September 2016383,201
October 2016387,826
November 2016393,321
December 2016386,453
January 2017381,877
February 2017383,852
March 2017389,915
April 2017395,689
May 2017402,160
June 2017401,415
July 2017404,519
August 2017406,300
September 2017405,925
October 2017399,664
November 2017392,262
December 2017392,904
January 2018397,974
February 2018403,859
March 2018404,331
April 2018403,253
May 2018398,383
June 2018401,300
July 2018405,997
August 2018410,352
September 2018406,467
October 2018396,723
November 2018398,675
December 2018402,708
January 2019399,676
February 2019392,453
March 2019389,754
April 2019398,052
May 2019400,847
June 2019396,608
July 2019394,726
August 2019393,279
September 2019396,828
October 2019395,736
November 2019395,161
December 2019395,184
January 2020393,274
February 2020394,832
March 2020396,305
April 2020395,683
May 2020399,730
June 2020398,149
July 2020405,921
August 2020408,638
September 2020411,329
October 2020410,306
November 2020410,170
December 2020411,008
January 2021410,295
February 2021408,334
March 2021407,668
April 2021405,735
May 2021401,458
June 2021405,471
July 2021407,747
August 2021407,643
September 2021408,293
October 2021406,546
November 2021415,954
December 2021413,598
January 2022425,255
February 2022426,610
March 2022430,291
April 2022428,164
May 2022431,374
June 2022432,335
July 2022438,346
August 2022437,953
September 2022441,435
October 2022442,283
November 2022440,763
December 2022438,519
January 2023439,354
February 2023440,967
March 2023444,573
April 2023432,409
May 2023428,193
June 2023421,617
July 2023425,525
August 2023432,723
September 2023436,636
October 2023437,212
November 2023430,179
December 2023427,449
January 2024431,004
February 2024430,279
March 2024423,463
April 2024418,206
May 2024419,197
June 2024422,218
July 2024425,023
August 2024432,758
September 2024444,612
October 2024447,058
November 2024441,493
December 2024433,395
January 2025433,707
February 2025430,388
March 2025434,513
April 2025436,536
May 2025441,827
June 2025443,223
July 2025441,239
August 2025447,250
September 2025449,444
October 2025450,562
November 2025448,686
December 2025451,656
January 2026454,525
February 2026451,780
March 2026450,652
April 2026452,924
May 2026457,202
June 2026458,149
July 2026457,417
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People living in the area

158,033

Mid-2025 · East Hertfordshire local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£457,000

July 2026 · East Hertfordshire local authority area

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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £457,417.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,533

August 2026 · East Hertfordshire local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

8.3% to 32.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.3% in Ware Trinity to 32.5% in Bishop's Stortford All Saints — a gap of 24.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Ware Trinity8.3%1832,199
Hunsdon8.8%74840
Buntingford9.2%3663,988
Hertford Rural10.6%1381,299
Hertford Sele10.8%2722,526
Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor11.1%4063,652
Braughing & Standon11.5%2812,448
Aston, Datchworth & Walkern11.7%2311,979
Little Hadham & The Pelhams11.8%1441,220
Ware St Mary's13.3%3662,753
Ware Rural13.8%1641,187
Sawbridgeworth14.1%5153,655
Much Hadham14.2%1641,155
Watton-at-Stone14.5%2081,435
The Mundens14.6%1661,139
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage15.5%4182,693
Great Amwell & Stansteads15.5%3852,479
Hertford Bengeo15.6%5793,717
Bishop's Stortford South16.3%2871,757
Hertford Heath & Brickendon17.3%2101,213
Bishop's Stortford North19.7%6373,234
Bishop's Stortford Central22.5%7143,180
Hertford Kingsmead23%8763,806
Hertford Castle23.3%6462,776
Ware Priory24%8553,559
Bishop's Stortford All Saints32.5%6862,113
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.2% to 4.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.2% in Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor to 4.5% in Ware Trinity — a gap of 2.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor2.2%2149,740
Bishop's Stortford South2.3%994,394
Bishop's Stortford North2.4%1867,880
Hertford Kingsmead2.7%2388,969
Ware St Mary's2.9%1846,404
Braughing & Standon3%1826,024
Hertford Heath & Brickendon3%1083,546
Hertford Rural3.1%1023,286
Bishop's Stortford All Saints3.2%1685,292
Buntingford3.2%31810,011
Hunsdon3.2%702,154
Hertford Bengeo3.4%2908,622
Sawbridgeworth3.4%2988,751
Aston, Datchworth & Walkern3.4%1624,746
Hertford Castle3.4%2035,905
The Mundens3.5%982,819
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage3.5%2366,691
Ware Rural3.6%1082,985
Great Amwell & Stansteads3.6%2125,848
Watton-at-Stone3.7%1283,450
Little Hadham & The Pelhams3.8%1193,133
Ware Priory3.9%2897,454
Much Hadham3.9%1203,093
Hertford Sele4.3%2525,907
Bishop's Stortford Central4.5%3257,238
Ware Trinity4.5%2595,764
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People aged 65 or over

10.3% to 23.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.3% in Bishop's Stortford All Saints to 23.7% in Aston, Datchworth & Walkern — a gap of 13.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Bishop's Stortford All Saints10.3%5465,289
Hertford Kingsmead10.4%9348,985
Bishop's Stortford North13.6%1,0717,880
Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor14.1%1,3779,745
Hertford Sele14.8%8755,920
Ware Trinity16.4%9435,765
Bishop's Stortford Central16.7%1,2077,224
Hunsdon17.1%3692,157
Bishop's Stortford South17.4%7644,398
Hertford Heath & Brickendon17.5%6203,542
Ware Priory19%1,4197,464
Buntingford19.7%1,97310,034
Ware St Mary's19.7%1,2636,395
Braughing & Standon20.1%1,2156,043
Little Hadham & The Pelhams20.1%6333,147
Hertford Bengeo20.2%1,7428,630
Ware Rural20.4%6072,975
Great Amwell & Stansteads20.5%1,1995,839
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage21%1,4046,695
Hertford Castle21.3%1,2585,910
Watton-at-Stone21.9%7563,450
Much Hadham22%6823,096
The Mundens22.4%6312,815
Sawbridgeworth23.1%2,0278,766
Hertford Rural23.7%7803,291
Aston, Datchworth & Walkern23.7%1,1254,744
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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Build on occupied social-rent housing

Residents have moved into Limekiln Lane.

Partnership funding has delivered a concrete result.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Reset the unviable Old River Lane scheme

The current proposal cannot proceed as planned.

Promised benefits are delayed.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Keep the completed trail useful

The Hertford–Ware benches combine reuse and local artwork.

The route offers everyday places to pause.

Evidence

What could help →
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Local work to follow

Limekiln Lane, Bishop’s Stortford

Limekiln Lane social homes

Fifteen social-rent flats have been delivered through council, housing-association and national funding.

Homes occupied by April 2026 · evidence dated 2026-04-20

Responsible body: Hightown Housing Association with East Herts Council and Homes England

What the source says: This is a completed local scheme, not a measure of all district housing supply.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Limekiln Lane homes delivered →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Build on occupied social-rent housing →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Old River Lane, Bishop’s Stortford

Old River Lane revised options

The submitted scheme is no longer viable; the developer is assessing revised proposals.

Redesign required; no confirmed resubmission timetable · evidence dated 2026-09-02

Responsible body: East Hertfordshire District Council

What the source says: A possible affordable-housing-led alternative remains an option, not an agreed scheme.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Old River Lane viability statement →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Reset the unviable Old River Lane scheme →

Stress-test revised development costs →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Hertford to Ware towpath

River Lea art trail

Eleven reused benches have been decorated by local artists and students along the towpath.

Trail completed August 2026 · evidence dated 2026-08-26

Responsible body: East Hertfordshire District Council

What the source says: Completion is established; visitor spending and health effects are not.

Progress, funding and source
Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

River Lea art trail completion →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep the completed trail useful →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →
All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

3 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →
What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.