Hemel Hempstead property market

Hemel Hempstead is in Hertfordshire, covering about 10 square miles.

The median asking price across the 706 homes for sale in Hemel Hempstead is £400,000 (as of 5 October 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 £550,000. That is 16% below Hertfordshire. Homes that actually sold in Hemel Hempstead went for a median £408,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Hemel Hempstead is up 42% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Yes: asking prices in Hemel Hempstead are typically lower than across Hertfordshire. The median asking price in Hemel Hempstead is £400,000 against £475k across Hertfordshire: 16% below Hertfordshire. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

706 homes are on the market in Hemel Hempstead right now, down 6% since 1 Sept, 144 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

99 listings in Hemel Hempstead had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 14% of the homes currently for sale.

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 41 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 Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

The median asking price for a flat in Hemel Hempstead is £240,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £415,000 across 137 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Hemel Hempstead is £270,000, across 156 current listings.

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Hemel Hempstead is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £400,000 across 71 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

In Hemel Hempstead, homes that sold went for a median £448 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £435 per sq ft.