East Hertfordshire property market
In East Hertfordshire (East of England) the average private rent is £1,503/month (ONS, May 2026) and the average house price is £455,458 (HM Land Registry, April 2026). That puts rent 9% above and house prices 69% above the UK average. The gross rental yield works out at 4.0%.
- Average rent
- £1,503/mo
- +3.5% YoY
- Average house price
- £455,458
- +4.3% 12m
- Gross rental yield
- 4.0%
- UK avg 6.1%
- Price-to-rent
- 25.3
- UK avg 16.3
Rent vs buy in East Hertfordshire
The average home in East Hertfordshire costs about 25.3 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 25.3), compared with 16.3 for the UK as a whole. On this market-level signal, buying looks relatively more expensive here than the UK average. This is an arithmetic ratio of the two official figures above — a market indicator, not personal financial advice.
Go deeper
- Rent in East Hertfordshire (1/2/3/4-bed breakdown)£1,503
- House prices in East Hertfordshire (by property type)£455,458
Nearby areas in East of England
- North Hertfordshire£1,421/mo · £420,364
- South Cambridgeshire£1,407/mo · £432,985
- Dacorum£1,579/mo · £451,749
- Uttlesford£1,283/mo · £456,409
- Cambridge£1,805/mo · £462,145
- Welwyn Hatfield£1,482/mo · £463,347
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average rent in East Hertfordshire?
- The average monthly private rent in East Hertfordshire is £1,503, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents (May 2026), +3.5% over the past 12 months. The UK average is £1,383.
- What is the average house price in East Hertfordshire?
- The average house price in East Hertfordshire is £455,458 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, April 2026), +4.3% over 12 months. The UK average is £270,080.
- What is the gross rental yield in East Hertfordshire?
- Dividing the average annual rent (£18,036) by the average house price (£455,458) gives a gross rental yield of 4.0% in East Hertfordshire. This is a "gross" figure — before voids, management, maintenance and tax. The UK-average gross yield on the same basis is 6.1%.
- Is it cheaper to rent or buy in East Hertfordshire?
- In East Hertfordshire the average house price equals about 25.3 years of average rent (price-to-rent ratio 25.3). A higher ratio leans toward renting being relatively cheaper month-to-month; a lower ratio leans toward buying. The UK-average ratio is 16.3. This is a market-level signal, not personal financial advice.
Rent: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics — edition 17 June 2026, reference May 2026 (ONS PIPR). House prices: HM Land Registry — UK House Price Index (UKHPI), reference April 2026 (UKHPI). Both © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gross rental yield and price-to-rent ratio are computed from these two figures.