OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in North Hertfordshire

Private rents in North Hertfordshire average £1,429 a month across all property sizes, up 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
£1,429
1-bed
£1,020
2-bed
£1,279
3-bed
£1,569
4+ bed
£2,227
Flats
£1,154

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The £1,429 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 £1,020 and a 3-bed at £1,569 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 North Hertfordshire
Two-year change: +9.6%Five-year change: +40.6%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 2.5% over the last six months, against +2.5% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
SG4589 sales£480,000SG3155 sales£467,500SG5709 sales£450,000SG8715 sales£411,500SG6472 sales£390,000SG7233 sales£352,345
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £422,500.
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What next door costs
North Hertfordshire is the 3rd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Central Bedfordshire£1,097£1,374£2,0422Luton£1,113£1,336£1,814
3North HertfordshireYou are here£1,279£1,569£2,227
4Stevenage£1,317£1,546£2,1215East Hertfordshire£1,370£1,657£2,4276Welwyn Hatfield£1,373£1,643£2,3337St Albans£1,632£2,018£2,902
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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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.