The average East Herts home hit a record £460,778 in June, up £17,555 in a year. Broxbourne gained just £1,786. Today's Land Registry figures in full.

The average home in East Hertfordshire is now worth £460,778. That is the highest cash figure the official index has recorded for the district in a series that runs back to January 1995, when the average was £77,589.

The June figures were published at 9.30am today by HM Land Registry. Over the year to June the district average rose £17,555, or 4.0%. England as a whole rose 1.8%, to £293,262.

That is the good news for owners. The other half of this paper’s patch tells a different story. Broxbourne, which covers Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross and Broxbourne itself, averaged £406,678 in June. It gained just £1,786 over the year, a rise of 0.4%.

Both districts are in this paper’s patch. Over the same twelve months, East Herts prices rose nine times as fast as Broxbourne’s.

What went up, and by how much

These are the East Hertfordshire figures by property type, comparing June 2026 with June 2025 (UK House Price Index, East Hertfordshire):

  • Semi-detached: £530,307, up £25,398 (5.0%). The biggest riser.
  • Terraced: £417,636, up £19,535 (4.9%).
  • Detached: £891,577, up £26,886 (3.1%).
  • Flats and maisonettes: £252,893, up £7,145 (2.9%). The slowest.
  • First-time buyer average: £360,885, up £14,974 (4.3%).

The pattern is the one that has held across the district all year. The middle of the market moved fastest. Semis and terraces are what most people in Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Ware are actually buying and selling, and they are the two types that beat the district average.

Broxbourne’s breakdown shows why its headline number barely moved. Two of its four property types are worth less than they were a year ago:

  • Detached: £891,193, down £766 (0.1%).
  • Flats and maisonettes: £220,130, down £3,070 (1.4%).
  • Semi-detached: £520,158, up £8,466 (1.7%).
  • Terraced: £403,700, up £4,494 (1.1%).

Broxbourne’s detached average is now within £400 of East Herts’, at £891,193 against £891,577. On flats the gap is wide: £220,130 against £252,893, a difference of £32,763.

How the district compares with its neighbours

East Herts sits mid-table among the districts around it. North Hertfordshire, covering Hitchin, Letchworth and Baldock, is the standout riser.

Annual house price change to June 2026, East Herts and neighbouring areas Horizontal bar chart of the annual percentage change in average house price in the year to June 2026. North Hertfordshire is highest at 7.8 per cent, an average of 422,616 pounds. East Hertfordshire is 4.0 per cent at 460,778 pounds. Uttlesford is 3.5 per cent at 482,652 pounds. Hertfordshire as a whole is 3.5 per cent at 470,873 pounds. England is 1.8 per cent at 293,262 pounds. Harlow is 1.7 per cent at 313,338 pounds. Broxbourne is lowest at 0.4 per cent, an average of 406,678 pounds. Broxbourne barely moved. East Herts added £17,555. Change in average house price, June 2025 to June 2026. Average price for June 2026 shown in brackets. North Hertfordshire+7.8% (£422,616) East Hertfordshire+4.0% (£460,778) Uttlesford+3.5% (£482,652) Hertfordshire+3.5% (£470,873) England+1.8% (£293,262) Harlow+1.7% (£313,338) Broxbourne+0.4% (£406,678) Bars start at zero. East Hertfordshire covers Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Ware, Hertford and Buntingford. Broxbourne covers Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross and Broxbourne. Both are in this paper's patch. These are mean averages, not medians, and the most recent months are provisional. Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026, published 19 August 2026. Graphic by Bishop's Stortford News
East Herts more than doubled England's rate of increase. Broxbourne came last of the seven areas we compared.

Uttlesford, next door across the Essex boundary and taking in Stansted, has the highest average price of the group at £482,652. Harlow has the lowest at £313,338. Hertfordshire as a county averaged £470,873.

Two things to know before you use these numbers

This is a mean, not a median. The UK House Price Index averages every sale, so a handful of very large transactions pull the figure up. Our Bishop’s Stortford house prices page works from the middle sale instead, and it puts the typical Bishop’s Stortford home at £416,250, well below the district mean quoted here. Both numbers are correct. They answer different questions.

Recent months get revised. Land Registry says plainly that “estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is incorporated into the index” (UK House Price Index England, June 2026). It happens to figures we have quoted. A fortnight ago the May East Herts average stood at £460,485. In today’s release it has been revised down to £459,751.

Volumes matter here too. The last month with a confirmed sales count is April 2026, when 106 homes sold in East Herts and 53 in Broxbourne. Broxbourne’s count is small enough that a few unusual sales move its mean noticeably, which is part of why its line has bounced about. It peaked at £418,526 in March and has fallen £11,848 since.

What it means for you

If you are buying. The stamp duty bill has moved with the prices. At the East Herts average of £460,778, a mover buying a single main home now owes £13,039 in stamp duty. A first-time buyer paying the local first-time buyer average of £360,885 owes £3,044, because the first £300,000 is free of duty and the balance is charged at 5% (HMRC rates). A year ago, at £345,911, that same first-time buyer bill was £2,296. The threshold has not moved, so every pound of price growth above £300,000 is taxed.

If you are a first-time buyer, watch the £500,000 line. First-time buyer relief disappears entirely above £500,000, not gradually. The East Herts detached average is £891,577, so detached is out of reach of the relief. Semis, at £530,307 on average, now sit above it too.

If you are selling. Type matters more than postcode this year. Semis and terraces have risen at roughly 5%, flats at under 3%.

If you are in Hoddesdon, Cheshunt or Waltham Cross. The East Herts numbers in this article do not describe your market. Use the Broxbourne figures above. Your district has been broadly flat for a year, and your flats are worth less than they were.

The July index is published at 9.30am on Wednesday 16 September 2026.

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