Hemel Hempstead property market
Updated 20 August 2026 · refreshed daily
Hertfordshire: £450k
776 homes for sale in Hemel Hempstead. Half of them ask between £270k and £525k. Updated 20 August 2026.
1,166 Land Registry sales in the 12 months to December 2025 · Hertfordshire £453k
| Market | Range low | Median | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead | £270,000 | £390,000 | £525,000 |
| Hertfordshire | £290,000 | £450,000 | £700,000 |
Buying in Hemel Hempstead typically costs less than Hertfordshire: the median asking price is 13% lower, and the saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.
Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.
More homes came onto the market in Hemel Hempstead than left it
↑ 222% · was 148
↑ 39% · was 31
↓ 13% · was 78
before going off the market
Changes compare with the prior 30 days.
Asking prices
Where homes in Hemel Hempstead sit by price band, against Hertfordshire
24% of homes in Hemel Hempstead ask £500k–750k, the most common band
51% of Hemel Hempstead listings ask under £400k, a bigger share than Hertfordshire (42%)
| Price band | Hemel Hempstead listings | Hemel Hempstead share | Hertfordshire share |
|---|---|---|---|
| <£150k | 16 | 2% | 3% |
| £150k–200k | 57 | 7% | 6% |
| £200k–250k | 81 | 10% | 8% |
| £250k–300k | 89 | 11% | 9% |
| £300k–400k | 152 | 20% | 15% |
| £400k–500k | 149 | 19% | 14% |
| £500k–750k | 187 | 24% | 22% |
| £750k+ | 45 | 6% | 22% |
Asking prices by type
All homes for sale in Hemel Hempstead, set against Hertfordshire
Flats are the most common property type for sale in Hemel Hempstead and ask about the same as Hertfordshire flats
| property type | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Maisonette (35 for sale · 5%) | £240,000 | £280,000 |
| Flat (272 for sale · 35%) | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Penthouse (9 for sale · 1%) | £355,000 | £400,000 |
| Terraced (82 for sale · 11%) | £400,000 | £425,000 |
| House (60 for sale · 8%) | £425,000 | £550,000 |
| End of Terrace (58 for sale · 7%) | £425,000 | £475,000 |
| Cottage (9 for sale · 1%) | £425,000 | £475,000 |
The step from two to three bedrooms in Hemel Hempstead adds 47% to the asking price (Hertfordshire: 54%)
| size | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Studio (6 for sale) | £150,000 | £170,000 |
| 1 bed (114 for sale) | £195,000 | £220,000 |
| 2 beds (257 for sale) | £300,000 | £325,000 |
| 3 beds (219 for sale) | £440,000 | £500,000 |
| 4 beds (142 for sale) | £600,000 | £750,000 |
| 5+ beds (38 for sale) | £712,500 | £1,395,000 |
Median asking price for every size and type on the market in Hemel Hempstead
| Size | Flat | Semi-det. | Detached | Terraced | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £160k5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £150k6 |
| 1 bed | £190k96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £195k114 |
| 2 beds | £280k165 | £425k8 | n/a | £400k22 | £300k257 |
| 3 beds | £300k6 | £515k66 | £575k18 | £400k49 | £440k219 |
| 4 beds | n/a | £580k31 | £690k64 | £470k9 | £600k142 |
| 5+ beds | n/a | £675k13 | £925k16 | n/a | £713k38 |
| All sizes | £250k272 | £550k118 | £690k100 | £400k82 | £390k776 |
Median asking price, with the number for sale below it. Combinations with fewer than 5 listings are shown as n/a. Types shown are the four most common in the area.
Price per square foot
904 matched sales
Hertfordshire: £495 per sq ft
648 listings with a known floor area
Hertfordshire: £468 per sq ft
Asking price per sq ft by property type in Hemel Hempstead
Current listings with a known floor area; the count under each row
| property type | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (265 listings) | £412 | £431 |
| Terraced houses (129 listings) | £459 | £477 |
| Semi-detached houses (95 listings) | £463 | £491 |
| Detached houses (82 listings) | £462 | £504 |
Asking against sold price per sq ft by property type in Hemel Hempstead
Today's listings against Land Registry sales in the 12 months to June 2026
| Type | Asking | Sold | Asking vs sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette | £412265 listings | £385227 sales | +7.0% |
| Terraced | £459129 listings | £455358 sales | in line |
| Semi-detached | £46395 listings | £470179 sales | in line |
| Detached | £46282 listings | £504140 sales | -8.3% |
Per square foot, so size differences are already taken out; what remains is a mix of pricing, condition and which homes happen to be for sale versus sold. Context, not a discount.
Sold price per sq ft by property type in Hemel Hempstead
| property type | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette (227 sales) | £385 | £424 |
| Terraced (358 sales) | £455 | £492 |
| Semi-detached (179 sales) | £470 | £524 |
| Detached (140 sales) | £504 | £542 |
Sold prices per sq ft in Hemel Hempstead are up 21% over 10 years, to £451
Hertfordshire: up 21% to £495 over the same period
| Window ends | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2016 | £373 | £409 |
| Dec 2016 | £381 | £419 |
| Mar 2017 | £389 | £426 |
| Jun 2017 | £396 | £431 |
| Sept 2017 | £397 | £435 |
| Dec 2017 | £397 | £436 |
| Mar 2018 | £397 | £437 |
| Jun 2018 | £394 | £438 |
| Sept 2018 | £393 | £439 |
| Dec 2018 | £392 | £439 |
| Mar 2019 | £391 | £437 |
| Jun 2019 | £386 | £435 |
| Sept 2019 | £383 | £434 |
| Dec 2019 | £384 | £434 |
| Mar 2020 | £385 | £435 |
| Jun 2020 | £387 | £434 |
| Sept 2020 | £389 | £437 |
| Dec 2020 | £398 | £444 |
| Mar 2021 | £406 | £450 |
| Jun 2021 | £410 | £457 |
| Sept 2021 | £412 | £458 |
| Dec 2021 | £412 | £462 |
| Mar 2022 | £418 | £468 |
| Jun 2022 | £429 | £475 |
| Sept 2022 | £442 | £487 |
| Dec 2022 | £451 | £494 |
| Mar 2023 | £457 | £499 |
| Jun 2023 | £453 | £499 |
| Sept 2023 | £444 | £495 |
| Dec 2023 | £437 | £489 |
| Mar 2024 | £434 | £485 |
| Jun 2024 | £433 | £484 |
| Sept 2024 | £431 | £484 |
| Dec 2024 | £437 | £487 |
| Mar 2025 | £441 | £490 |
| Jun 2025 | £444 | £491 |
| Sept 2025 | £446 | £493 |
| Dec 2025 | £447 | £494 |
| Mar 2026 | £449 | £494 |
| Jun 2026 | £451 | £495 |
Sold figures: HM Land Registry and EPC data, excluding new-builds. Asking figures: current listings with a known floor area.
Homes sold in Hemel Hempstead
Land Registry records for the 12 months to December 2025
Previous 12 months: 1,011 sales
Hertfordshire: £452,500
vs Hemel Hempstead's norm of 1,011 sales a year · Hertfordshire: +10%
Sales are running well above Hemel Hempstead's five-year norm; Hertfordshire is 10% above its own norm.
How sold prices have moved by property type in Hemel Hempstead
Median sold price in the 12 months to December 2025 against the same window one and five years earlier
| Type | Sales | Median | vs 1 year ago | vs 5 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All types | 1,166 | £410k | +2.5% | +17.1% |
| Terraced | 464 | £400k | +2.6% | +19.4% |
| Flat / maisonette | 281 | £243k | +5.7% | +10.5% |
| Semi-detached | 244 | £500k | +6.4% | +19.0% |
| Detached | 177 | £685k | +5.4% | +14.2% |
Changes compare medians of different homes sold in each window, so they mix price movement with what happened to sell; cells with fewer than 30 sales at either end are n/a.
Median sold price by property type in Hemel Hempstead
Number of sales in the window under each type
| property type | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced (464 sales) | £400,000 | £415,000 |
| Flat / maisonette (281 sales) | £243,000 | £260,000 |
| Semi-detached (244 sales) | £500,000 | £545,000 |
| Detached (177 sales) | £685,000 | £812,500 |
The median sold price in Hemel Hempstead is up 43% over 10 years, to £410k
Now 9% below Hertfordshire (£453k)
| Window ends | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | £287k | £335k |
| Jun 2016 | £295k | £345k |
| Sept 2016 | £305k | £355k |
| Dec 2016 | £315k | £362k |
| Mar 2017 | £320k | £370k |
| Jun 2017 | £325k | £375k |
| Sept 2017 | £330k | £380k |
| Dec 2017 | £335k | £385k |
| Mar 2018 | £335k | £385k |
| Jun 2018 | £335k | £385k |
| Sept 2018 | £330k | £387k |
| Dec 2018 | £330k | £386k |
| Mar 2019 | £325k | £385k |
| Jun 2019 | £325k | £385k |
| Sept 2019 | £327k | £385k |
| Dec 2019 | £325k | £386k |
| Mar 2020 | £330k | £390k |
| Jun 2020 | £330k | £390k |
| Sept 2020 | £335k | £400k |
| Dec 2020 | £350k | £417k |
| Mar 2021 | £365k | £431k |
| Jun 2021 | £375k | £438k |
| Sept 2021 | £373k | £433k |
| Dec 2021 | £370k | £428k |
| Mar 2022 | £375k | £425k |
| Jun 2022 | £373k | £425k |
| Sept 2022 | £390k | £440k |
| Dec 2022 | £400k | £450k |
| Mar 2023 | £400k | £455k |
| Jun 2023 | £400k | £455k |
| Sept 2023 | £395k | £450k |
| Dec 2023 | £385k | £450k |
| Mar 2024 | £385k | £445k |
| Jun 2024 | £386k | £445k |
| Sept 2024 | £388k | £445k |
| Dec 2024 | £400k | £450k |
| Mar 2025 | £400k | £450k |
| Jun 2025 | £400k | £452k |
| Sept 2025 | £401k | £451k |
| Dec 2025 | £410k | £453k |
1,166 homes sold in Hemel Hempstead in the 12 months to December 2025, 15% more than the year before
Previous 12 months: 1,011
| Window ends | Hemel Hempstead |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | 1,481 |
| Jun 2016 | 1,424 |
| Sept 2016 | 1,385 |
| Dec 2016 | 1,299 |
| Mar 2017 | 1,204 |
| Jun 2017 | 1,243 |
| Sept 2017 | 1,213 |
| Dec 2017 | 1,195 |
| Mar 2018 | 1,183 |
| Jun 2018 | 1,154 |
| Sept 2018 | 1,169 |
| Dec 2018 | 1,186 |
| Mar 2019 | 1,156 |
| Jun 2019 | 1,151 |
| Sept 2019 | 1,120 |
| Dec 2019 | 1,090 |
| Mar 2020 | 1,086 |
| Jun 2020 | 968 |
| Sept 2020 | 880 |
| Dec 2020 | 972 |
| Mar 2021 | 1,215 |
| Jun 2021 | 1,588 |
| Sept 2021 | 1,695 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,599 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,433 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,221 |
| Sept 2022 | 1,247 |
| Dec 2022 | 1,290 |
| Mar 2023 | 1,176 |
| Jun 2023 | 1,101 |
| Sept 2023 | 1,018 |
| Dec 2023 | 928 |
| Mar 2024 | 881 |
| Jun 2024 | 906 |
| Sept 2024 | 939 |
| Dec 2024 | 1,011 |
| Mar 2025 | 1,249 |
| Jun 2025 | 1,165 |
| Sept 2025 | 1,185 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,166 |
Recent sales in Hemel Hempstead
The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry
| Address | Sold | Type | Price | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Stratford Way · HP3 9AS | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £575,000 | £481 |
| 2 Lower Sales · HP1 2AH | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £435,000 | £512 |
| 24 Garland Close · HP2 5HU | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £411,500 | £324 |
| 6 Great Elms Road · HP3 9TJ | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £256,000 | n/a |
| 10 Haddon Close · HP3 8NE | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £380,000 | £392 |
| 43 Daggsdell Road · HP1 3PR | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £399,000 | £325 |
| 4 Gadebridge Road · HP1 3DU | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £376,000 | £485 |
| 11 Quartermass Road · HP1 3QS | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £360,000 | £440 |
| 21, Mill House Rose Lane · HP3 9GL | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £340,000 | £479 |
| 8 White Hart Road · HP2 4JH | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £225,000 | £332 |
| Flat 8, Albyn House Alexandra Road · HP2 5BE | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £147,000 | £244 |
| 11 Imperial Way · HP3 9FJ | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £620,000 | £395 |
Contains HM Land Registry and EPC data.
What listings offer
Fewer gardens than Hertfordshire
70% of listings have a garden; Hertfordshire: 73%. 543 of 776 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Parking in line with Hertfordshire
81% of listings have parking or a garage; Hertfordshire: 80%. 626 of 776 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Chain-free in line with Hertfordshire
32% of listings are listed as chain-free; Hertfordshire: 34%. 251 of 776 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Current listings worth a look
Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens
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Silverthorn Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP3
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Current listings around Hemel Hempstead
| Area | For sale | Median asking | Median 2-bed | Sold £/sq ft | Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead | 776 | £390k | £300k | £451 | 59% |
| Watford | 898 | £400k | £350k | £504 | 50% |
| Welwyn Garden City | 329 | £325k | £300k | £473 | 46% |
| Stevenage | 489 | £300k | £230k | £387 | 52% |
| Hertfordshirebenchmark | 7,528 | £450k | £325k | £495 | 61% |
Hemel Hempstead property market: common questions
Where is Hemel Hempstead?
Hemel Hempstead is in Hertfordshire, covering about 10 square miles.
What is the average house price in Hemel Hempstead?
The median asking price across the 776 homes for sale in Hemel Hempstead is £390,000 (as of 20 August 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £270,000 and £525,000. That is 13% below Hertfordshire. Homes that actually sold in Hemel Hempstead went for a median £410,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to December 2025).
How many homes are for sale in Hemel Hempstead?
776 homes are on the market in Hemel Hempstead right now, 476 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.
Are house prices being cut in Hemel Hempstead?
43 listings in Hemel Hempstead had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 6% of the homes currently for sale.
How long are homes on the market in Hemel Hempstead?
Of the Hemel Hempstead listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 59 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.
How much do flats and houses cost in Hemel Hempstead?
The median asking price for a flat in Hemel Hempstead is £250,000; for a house it is £400,000. Use the property type and bedroom filters on this page for a finer cut.
What is the price per square foot in Hemel Hempstead?
In Hemel Hempstead, homes that sold went for a median £451 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £441 per sq ft.
How these numbers are made
- Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (776 in Hemel Hempstead), refreshed daily, as of 20 August 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
- Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Hemel Hempstead since November 2025.
- Hertfordshire comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Hertfordshire, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
- Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data for the 12 months to December 2025 (the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered), with floor areas from EPC certificates. England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.