OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in East Hertfordshire

Private rents in East Hertfordshire average £1,519 a month across all property sizes, up 2.5% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,519
1-bed
£1,076
2-bed
£1,370
3-bed
£1,657
4+ bed
£2,427
Flats
£1,244

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The £1,519 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £1,076 and a 3-bed at £1,657 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in East Hertfordshire
Two-year change: +12.1%Five-year change: +29.2%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.3% over the last six months, against +1.3% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
SG11113 sales£475,000SG9195 sales£455,000SG14400 sales£451,500CM21233 sales£450,000SG13339 sales£445,000SG12602 sales£437,500CM23863 sales£428,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £450,000.
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What next door costs
East Hertfordshire is the 5th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Uttlesford£1,140£1,439£2,0312North Hertfordshire£1,279£1,569£2,2273Stevenage£1,317£1,546£2,1214Harlow£1,325£1,570£2,195
5East HertfordshireYou are here£1,370£1,657£2,427
6Welwyn Hatfield£1,373£1,643£2,3337Broxbourne£1,453£1,782£2,499
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.