What can you afford in East Hertfordshire?
1,769 homes changed hands in East Hertfordshire over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £450,000 or less, a quarter for under £338,750, and three quarters for under £615,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £90,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £90,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.6× the local median full-time salary of £52,184 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · East Hertfordshire
£450,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £338,750
- Three quarters under
- £615,000
- Sales
- 1,769
- HPI average
- £460,485
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,769 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 1.6% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 3.6% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 10.8% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 31.7% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 60% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £255,000 · 378 | ≈£51,000 |
| Terraced house | £415,000 · 526 | ≈£83,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £500,000 · 450 | ≈£100,000 |
| Detached house | £738,500 · 415 | ≈£147,700 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts East Hertfordshire average prices up 4.2% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Dudley
- Ealing
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Devon
- East Hampshire
- East Lindsey
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Staffordshire
- East Suffolk
- Eastbourne
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.