Hertford

Area Guide For Hertford

Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000. The name is Anglo Saxon and means the ford frequented by harts or stags. Hertford has been the county town of Hertfordshire since Saxon times when it was governed by the king's reeves. By the 13th century, these had been replaced by a bailiff, elected by the burgesses. Charters of 1554 and 1589 established a common council of eleven chief burgesses and a bailiff. Another charter of 1605 changed the bailiff's title to mayor. In 1835, Hertford became a Municipal Corporation; the ratepayers elected twelve councillors, who chose four aldermen, aldermen and councillors composing the council. This body elected the mayor. Since 1974, Hertford has been within the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire.The headquarters of Hertfordshire County Council's is at County Hall in Hertford. East Herts District Council's offices almost adjoin County Hall, and there is also a Hertford Town Council

 
 

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Estimated Price: £444,259
Average Asking Price: £798,334
Price change in last one year: £34,547
Average Price Paid: £324,266
Average Rent Rates: £5,213

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Hertford

Average Price for property in Hertford is around £444,259 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £810,572 for detached house to around £456,210 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £355,312 and a flat is worth £249,817. Values have been changing and have risen £5,058 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £13,466 in last 6 months, £34,547 in last 1 year, £67,889 in last 2 years, £81,385 in last 3 years, £87,651 in last 4 years and £96,739 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Hertford is around £798,334 based on approximately 661 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 30 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £5,213 per month.

Estimated property value in Hertford is £444,259. Average asking price is £798,334 while average price paid is £359,275 which is up by £34,547 and Avg. asking rent £5,213.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Hertford area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £359,275 based on approximately 661 sales in Hertford area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,919 properties where buyers paid around £336,904. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £324,266 for 3,071 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 3,983 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £319,174 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Hertford

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £174,995, £373,320 for a 2 bedroom house, £500,684 for a 3 bedroom house, £1,056,443 for a 4 bedroom house and £1,270,000 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £166,093 for a single bedroom to £334,766 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £520,000 and £735,000 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Hertford it comes to around average £166,984 for 1 bedroom property, £349,690 for 2 bedroom, £501,820 for 3 bedroom, £1,046,398 for 4 bedroom and £1,270,000 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £849 for 1 bedroom to £1,063 for 2 bedroom, £1,215 for 3 bedroom and £1,993 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £1,148. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £1,145. You should be generally be expecting around average £999 rent per month for single bedroom property, £1,108 for 2 bedroom, £1,215 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,994 for 4 bedroom property in Hertford area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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