House prices
Hertfordshire is a popular county to live in and this is reflected in house prices.
Overall, house prices in Hertfordshire are cheaper than those in central London, but
more expensive than in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Within Hertfordshire there are also large house price variations between towns.
Towns and villages with character command higher prices, as do towns situated on good rail
links into London
Towns that command higher than Hertfordshire-average house prices include
St Albans, Harpenden
and Hertford.
Towns with more modern housing and slightly lower house prices include
Stevenage, Hatfield,
Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead.
House prices in Hertfordshire
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(Jun 2001) | Average Price
(Jun 2000) | Average Price
(Jun 1999) | Average Price
(Jun 1998) | Average Price
(Jun 1997) | | Detached | £317,268 | £290,419 | £232,262 | £222,421 | £180,549 | | Semi-detached | £172,853 | £157,359 | £129,022 | £119,817 | £102,861 | | Terraced | £130,203 | £116,670 | £98,265 | £93,629 | £76,217 | | Flat/Maisonette | £100,564 | £87,182 | £72,461 | £63,657 | £56,372 | | Average | £168,959 | £148,489 | £126,454 | £120,441 | £102,127 | |
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Data is Crown Copyright. Source: HM Land Registry
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