— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,270 people · median £452,500 · North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £452,500, up 13.5% over five years. That's about 10× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 52 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£452,500
5-year change+13.5%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from North Hertfordshire16.4%
Of the homes across North Hertfordshire that sold again within five years, 16.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.9%).
By property type
Detached houses5%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses5.2%
Flats18.1%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new24.7%
Bought second-hand14%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16.3% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (892 resale pairs) across North Hertfordshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership60%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,414
North Hertfordshire District Council£276
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,609
Band B£1,878
Band C£2,146
Band D (baseline)£2,414
Band E£2,950
Band F£3,487
Band G£4,023
Band H£4,828
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£4,351 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in SG5 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Road | £167,500 | 325 | -17.6% |
| Symonds Road | £182,500 | 304 | +21.2% |
| Old Park Road | £260,000 | 239 | +4.6% |
| Tilehouse Street | £335,000 | 139 | +54.2% |
| Bedford Street | £218,250 | 114 | +33.4% |
| Swinburne Avenue | £215,000 | 109 | +6.3% |
| West Hill | £361,250 | 104 | — |
| Gaping Lane | £249,997 | 96 | +13.6% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in North Hertfordshire how SG5 2 compares · from North Hertfordshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Knebworth +46.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knebworth | £443,000 | +46.3% | 134 |
| Willian | £471,000 | +31.5% | 56 |
| Whitehill | £525,000 | +29.1% | 70 |
| Westmill | £440,000 | +24.7% | 90 |
| Codicote | £530,000 | +21.4% | 142 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in SG5 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 North Place | Terraced | 3 | C | £350,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 46 Burford Way | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £467,500 | Sep 2026 |
| 21 Nutleigh Grove | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £700,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 69 Burford Way | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £393,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 18 Symonds Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £542,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 115 Milestone Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £484,925 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 4 Bearton Villas 36, Bedford Road | Flat | 1 | C | £177,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 23, Wratten Road West | Terraced | 2 | D | £375,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 8 The Ridgeway | Detached | 4+ | D | £960,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 29 Swinburne Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £360,000 | Aug 2026 |
95 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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