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House prices in East Hertfordshire: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £441,224 and £494,382 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £467,803
- Chance of a rise
- 72%
East Hertfordshire: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- East Hertfordshire
- East of England
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | East Hertfordshire | East of England | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £467,803 (£441,224–£494,382) | £339,240 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £466,817 (£441,667–£491,967) | £339,124 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £465,831 (£442,138–£489,525) | £339,008 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £464,846 (£442,643–£487,048) | £338,892 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £463,860 (£443,190–£484,529) | £338,776 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £462,874 (£443,788–£481,960) | £338,660 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £461,888 (£444,451–£479,325) | £338,544 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £460,902 (£445,201–£476,604) | £338,428 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £459,916 (£446,068–£473,764) | £338,312 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £458,931 (£447,110–£470,751) | £338,196 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £457,945 (£448,436–£467,454) | £338,080 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £456,959 (£450,337–£463,580) | £337,964 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £455,973 | £337,848 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £456,991 | £337,008 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £459,894 | £335,623 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £458,053 | £338,870 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £454,245 | £337,236 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £450,505 | £335,209 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £450,036 | £337,474 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £452,393 | £335,768 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £449,804 | £334,758 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £448,394 | £335,784 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £450,515 | £336,725 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £449,631 | £336,148 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £447,597 | £337,127 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £441,239 | £335,978 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £443,223 | £335,091 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £441,827 | £330,647 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £436,536 | £323,863 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £434,513 | £336,733 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £430,388 | £331,922 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £433,707 | £332,546 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £433,395 | £332,966 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £441,493 | £332,235 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £447,058 | £333,824 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £444,612 | £333,803 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £432,758 | £332,456 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £425,023 | £330,577 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £422,218 | £325,834 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £419,197 | £326,196 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £418,206 | £325,736 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £423,463 | £322,950 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £430,279 | £324,976 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £431,004 | £328,802 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £427,449 | £326,075 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £430,179 | £329,462 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £437,212 | £331,860 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £436,636 | £334,941 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £432,723 | £335,770 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £425,525 | £336,474 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £421,617 | £332,033 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £428,193 | £330,394 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £432,409 | £331,572 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £444,573 | £335,589 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £440,967 | £340,888 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £439,354 | £340,655 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £438,519 | £342,442 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £440,763 | £345,454 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £442,283 | £344,144 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £441,435 | £344,762 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £437,953 | £344,145 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £438,346 | £340,723 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £432,335 | £335,070 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £431,374 | £332,450 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £428,164 | £328,825 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £430,291 | £325,283 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £426,610 | £326,141 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £425,255 | £322,537 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £413,598 | £319,855 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £415,954 | £319,183 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £406,546 | £312,253 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £408,293 | £316,815 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £458,931 | £447,110 – £470,751 | 63% | 46% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £459,916 | £446,068 – £473,764 | 64% | 45% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £467,803 | £441,224 – £494,382 | 72% | 42% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for East Hertfordshire
At the average sale price, a home costs £455,973. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £2,104 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 24%
- Payment, one income
- 48%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,550
- Owning per month
- £2,147
32.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 500
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.2
Figures for United Kingdom: East Hertfordshire has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −17.8%
- Recovery from the low
- 57 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,276 while 790 homes were finished: 1.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.6
- Population change, 2025
- +1,276
3.9% of the 64,693 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 3.9%
- Empty homes
- 2,545
In 2025, 4% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 4%