Estate agents in Hertford
Hertford is a town in the East of England with about 28,807 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 434 standard home sales there from August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £437,500.
How estate agents in Hertford compare
Hertford at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 435 sales in Hertford from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £435,000.
47.9% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.4 years and sold for a median of 10.5% more than they paid.
The median price was £331,000 in 2016 and £430,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Hertford
Median sale price in Hertford: £435,000
| All homes | 435 sales, median £435,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 43 sales, median £825,000 |
| Semi-detached | 87 sales, median £590,000 |
| Terraced | 169 sales, median £440,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 136 sales, median £286,000 |
Across East Hertfordshire the average price was £459,894 in June 2026, up 3.8% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £331,000 (699 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £385,000 (524 sales) |
| 2018 | £371,500 (575 sales) |
| 2019 | £373,500 (440 sales) |
| 2020 | £415,000 (503 sales) |
| 2021 | £399,950 (733 sales) |
| 2022 | £450,000 (600 sales) |
| 2023 | £433,750 (508 sales) |
| 2024 | £450,000 (560 sales) |
| 2025 | £430,000 (515 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Hertford has two railway stations close to the centre, Hertford North at about 0.3 miles and Hertford East at about 0.6 miles. Ware is about 2.5 miles away and Bayford about 3 miles. The A414, A119 and A10 pass through or beside the town. The nearest motorway junctions are A1(M) junction 6 (The Clock) at about 6 miles and M25 junction 25 (Waltham Cross) at about 8 miles. London Luton Airport lies about 13 miles away and London Stansted Airport about 15 miles. Central London is about 20 miles from Hertford in a straight line.
Schools in and near Hertford
Hertford has 8 primary schools within about 1.5 miles of the centre, the nearest being Mill Mead Primary Academy at about 0.1 miles, with St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford), a Roman Catholic academy and Abel Smith School both about 0.5 miles away. For secondary education, Richard Hale School (boys only, sixth form, academy) is about 0.5 miles away, with Simon Balle All-Through School and The Sele School, both academies with sixth forms, at about 0.7 and 0.8 miles. Independent options include Duncombe School, Hertford Prep and Haileybury College (Church of England), the last about 2.5 miles away. Middleton School, a special school, is about 2.3 miles away. Hertford Regional College is about 2.4 miles from the centre and the University of Hertfordshire about 7.4 miles.
Living in Hertford
Hertford is an urban town of about 28,800 residents, with flats and terraced houses each making up around 30% of households and about 66% of homes owner occupied. There are more than 140 mapped shops, six supermarkets including Aldi about 0.1 miles away and Sainsbury's about 0.2 miles away and several convenience stores. Food and drink include more than 20 pubs, nearly 20 cafés and over 25 restaurants, with The Old Cross Tavern about 0.2 miles from the centre. Hanscombe House surgery is about 0.1 miles away, alongside at least three other surgeries, five pharmacies and three dentists. Hertford County Hospital is about 0.2 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is at Princess Alexandra Hospital about 7.6 miles away. Hertford Library is about 0.3 miles away and there are four post offices. Castle Grounds is about 0.2 miles away, with Hartham Common about 0.5 miles away.
A short history of Hertford
Hertford takes its name from a ford where harts, meaning mature stags, were found and its earliest known mention is as Herutford in a work completed in 731. In 913 Edward the Elder ordered two earthwork fortifications to be built facing each other across the River Lea crossing during his campaign against the Danes. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the town as Hertforde, with two churches, two markets, three mills and burgesses. The Normans began Hertford Castle and Ralph de Limesy founded Hertford Priory. Henry II rebuilt the castle in stone and in 1216 Prince Louis of France captured it after 25 days. Queen Isabella died there in 1358. The priory was dissolved in 1536 and Parliament met at the castle in 1563 because of plague in London. Samuel Stone was born in Fore Street in 1602 and renamed Hartford in Connecticut in 1637. The Lea Navigation Canal followed in 1767 and the railway in 1843. The area has 286 listed buildings, with Grade I status for the Church of St Leonard, the Gatehouse to Hertford Castle, Shire Hall and the Hertford Quaker Meeting House.
Sport and leisure
Hartham Leisure Centre is the main indoor venue in Hertford, with swimming and fitness listed. Among the clubs are Hertford Lawn Tennis Club, Hertingfordbury Tennis Club, Hertingfordbury Cricket Club and Herts Canoe Club, while Hertford Town Football Club has a pitch and a number of other football pitches are mapped, including Sandpit Pitch, Hollybush Pitch and Fordwich Pitch. Hartham Common Skate Park serves skateboarders and Hertford Horse Bits is an equestrian venue. Open space includes Hartham Common, Castle Grounds, Bengeo Recreation Ground, Hertingfordbury Recreation Ground and Sacombe Road Open Space, with Panshanger Park and Willowmead as nature reserves. Playgrounds are mapped in several places and Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing is one of the gyms.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Hertford?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £437,500. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £850,000 for detached houses, £588,750 for semi-detached houses, £445,000 for terraced houses and £282,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Hertford in the last year?
- HM Land Registry Price Paid data records 434 standard sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. These included 45 detached houses, 82 semi-detached houses, 170 terraced houses and 137 flats.
- What are the transport links in Hertford?
- Hertford North station is about 0.3 miles from the centre and Hertford East station is about 0.6 miles away. The A414, A119 and A10 pass through or beside the area and central London is about 20 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are near the centre of Hertford?
- There are 8 primary schools within about 1.5 miles of the centre, with Mill Mead Primary Academy the nearest at about 0.1 miles. The nearest secondary school is Richard Hale School at about 0.5 miles, followed by Simon Balle All-Through School at about 0.7 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Hertford?
- There are 15 estate agent sales branches with an office in Hertford.
Areas near Hertford
- Birch Green
- Hertford Heath
- Letty Green
- Ware
- Bayford
- Brickendon
- Great Amwell
- Tewin
Hertford is in East Hertfordshire.
Estate agents near Hertford
- ShepherdsHertford SG14 1PY0.2 miles
- Kings Group - Hertford Estate AgentsHertford SG14 1DR0.3 miles
- Anthony DaviesHertford SG14 1PY0.3 miles
- Ward Estates SalesHertford SG14 1EF0.3 miles
- Morgan Alexander Estate Agents HertfordHertford SG14 1HH0.3 miles
- Greenhill EstatesHertford SG14 1HH0.3 miles
- Thomas Childs & CoHertford SG14 1EY0.3 miles
- William H Brown Estate AgentsHertford SG14 1ER0.3 miles
- Abel Estate AgentHertford SG14 1DF0.3 miles
- Hamptons Estate Agents HertfordHertford SG14 1DG0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Hertford.