East Hertfordshire
CM21 house prices in East Hertfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for East Hertfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£435,000
Range £214,400–£850,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Mar 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CM21: the typical (median) sold price is £435,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CM21 is an active market, with about 15 recorded sales a month. By property type, 26% were detached homes (typically £679,950) and 26% were flats (typically £221,250).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,455 a year: East Hertfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CM21: steady sales, so price from the evidence
CM21 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 15 sales a month, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
If you are thinking of selling, most CM21 sales sit between £214,400 and £850,000, which makes £435,000 a blunt instrument, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, CM21 is well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
On any CM21 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (1,277 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,455 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free CM21 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
CM21 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£435,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
14.9
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,455
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CM21
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CM21 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £679,950, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £221,250.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 63 | £679,950 | £510,400–£1,184,000 |
| Semi-detached | 61 | £490,000 | £386,000–£650,000 |
| Terraced | 57 | £382,000 | £286,500–£500,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 63 | £221,250 | £144,600–£299,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Mar 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CM21
The quarterly typical price fell 24.7%, from £435,000 in Q1 2025 (29 sales) to £327,500 in Q3 2026 (17 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | £435,000 | 29 |
| Q2 2025 | £500,000 | 32 |
| Q3 2025 | £438,000 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | £410,000 | 53 |
| Q1 2026 | £427,000 | 35 |
| Q2 2026 | £475,000 | 24 |
| Q3 2026 | £327,500 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Mar 2025 and 6 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CM21 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CM21 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £214,400 and £850,000, around a typical £435,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Mar 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CM21
Detached homes were 26% of recorded sales (63 of 244). 74% of sales were freehold and 26% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached26%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced23%
- Flat / maisonette26%
Tenure
- Freehold74%
- Leasehold26%
See the figures
184 freehold (74%) and 66 leasehold (26%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CM21, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Mar 2025 and 6 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE, SHEERING LOWER ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
£230,000 (2025)£144,000 (2026)-37.4% over 1 yrs (-37.7%/yr)
BURTONS MILL, MILL LANE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
£245,000 (2025)£425,000 (2026)+73.5% over 0.6 yrs (+152.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CM21 sits in East Hertfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CM21
1, CAMP DRIVE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
Detached · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£900,000
29, ROSEACRES, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
Detached · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£650,000
124, LAWRENCE MOORINGS, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 4 Aug 2026
£315,000
FIELD VIEW, HIGH WYCH LANE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
Detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£600,000
12, BLACKSMITH WAY, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£282,500
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CM21 includes the Much Hadham ward.
In plain English
What the East Hertfordshire (CM21) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £679,950 against £221,250 for flats: about 3.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £214,400 and £850,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 15 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 14 March 2025 and 6 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CM21
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CM21
£2,455
Band D a year in East Hertfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,637 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,909 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,182 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,455 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,000 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,546 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,091 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,910 |
These are East Hertfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority CM21 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for East Hertfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CM21
6
open schools within 3 km, nearest Mandeville Primary School.
All schools
Mandeville Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CM21 0BL
404 m
Good · 2023
Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CM21 9AT
483 m
Outstanding · 2024
Reedings Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CM21 9DD
732 m
Good · 2014
Leventhorpe
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CM21 9BY
975 m
Good · 2024
High Wych Church of England Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CM21 0JB
1.8 km
Good · 2013
Spellbrook CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CM23 4BA
2.7 km
Good · 2021
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CM21 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 6 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CM21
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CM21
1,277
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 20 September 2026.
Recent applications
EastHertfordshire/X/26/0380/CNDUndecided
333 m
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to 3/26/0541/VAR
Received 2026-09-02
EastHertfordshire/X/26/0381/CNDUndecided
333 m
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to 3/26/0542/VAR
Received 2026-09-02
EastHertfordshire/3/26/1213/VARUndecided
433 m
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 3/24/0272/HH/Dated 01/05/2024) for (Demolition of outbuilding and erection of replacement garden studio). The amendments include changes to the roof type
Received 2026-08-31
EastHertfordshire/3/26/1183/CLPOPermitted
382 m
Certificate of Lawfulness for removal of the chimney and a loft conversion, with the construction of two dormers.
Received 2026-08-24 · decided 2026-09-10
EastHertfordshire/3/26/1145/LBCUndecided
433 m
Proposed minor internal changes to bathroom space, and remedial works to solve damp, dry and infestation damages
Received 2026-08-14
EastHertfordshire/3/26/1073/FULUndecided
333 m
Construction of single storey rear extension to existing commercial premises (Class E)
Received 2026-07-31
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CM21 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CM21 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1277 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 20 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CM21
Decile 9 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CM21 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CM21 0FL, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CM21 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CM21: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CM21, band by band
East Hertfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CM21 median sold price of £435,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearEast Hertfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £435,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,637 | £136 | 0.38% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,909 | £159 | 0.44% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,182 | £182 | 0.50% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,455 | £205 | 0.56% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,000 | £250 | 0.69% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,546 | £296 | 0.82% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,091 | £341 | 0.94% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,910 | £409 | 1.13% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CM21 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, East Hertfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CM21 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 230 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CM21. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
1, CAMP DRIVE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0FL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£900,000
2026-08-06
29, ROSEACRES, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0BU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-08-05
124, LAWRENCE MOORINGS, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9PF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-08-04
FIELD VIEW, HIGH WYCH LANE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0JN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-07-31
12, BLACKSMITH WAY, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0NA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£282,500
2026-07-31
5, MARLANDS, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9DP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£327,500
2026-07-24
11, ORCHARD LEA, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0AB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-24
43, KNIGHT STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9AX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£92,500
2026-07-24
GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE, SHEERING LOWER ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9FR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£144,000
2026-07-22
52, SAYESBURY ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-07-21
3, DORRINGTON PLACE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0FQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£495,000
2026-07-21
79, WEST ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0BN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£879,950
2026-07-20
WATERSIDE PLACE, SHEERING LOWER ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9RF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 recorded sales
£265,000
2026-07-17
HANOVER COURT, SUN STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9PW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£278,000
2026-07-15
63, SHEERING MILL LANE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9LW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-07-10
22, PISHIOBURY DRIVE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0AE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,455,000
2026-07-09
12, THE MEWS, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9DQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-03
43, HORNBY WAY, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0FB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£382,500
2026-06-30
6, BARNARD ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9DY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£495,000
2026-06-08
GRANARY COURT, BELL STREET, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9QH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£87,500
2026-06-08
13, PARKWAY, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9NR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-06-02
12, WYCHFORD DRIVE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0HA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£490,000
2026-05-29
113, SHEERING MILL LANE, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 9ND · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£570,000
2026-05-28
117, WEST ROAD, SAWBRIDGEWORTH
CM21 0BW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£518,500
2026-05-27
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Questions, answered
The CM21 report: your questions
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Nearby
Postcode districts near CM21
The closest districts to CM21 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in CM17 (Harlow) 2.7 miles
- House prices in CM20 (Harlow) 3.1 miles
- House prices in SG10 (Much Hadham) 3.8 miles
- House prices in CM23 (Bishop's Stortford) 4.2 miles
- House prices in CM18 (Harlow) 4.3 miles
- House prices in CM19 (Harlow) 4.8 miles
- House prices in CM22 (Bishop's Stortford) 5.2 miles
- House prices in CM24 (Stansted) 6.5 miles
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Data sources
Every CM21 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.