Are House prices on the rise in your part of Hertfordshire?

The coronavirus pandemic has seen more people moving out of the capital to homes in the surrounding towns.

With freedom to work from home, potential buyers have been looking for more space and to get further away from the city.

Unsurprisingly, this has led to rising house prices in much of Hertfordshire.

In fact, the pandemic as a whole has not slowed the growth of house prices across the country.

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit a record high of £7.56 trillion in 2020, analysis has found.

Some £380 billion was added to the combined value of homes compared with 2019, Savills said.

Despite the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, it marked the strongest growth since 2015.

Here we look at the areas in Hertfordshire that have seen the most growth, with data taken from Zoopla.

Rickmansworth

Rickmansworth Aquadrome. Credit: Rebecca Yu/Watford Observer Camera Club

The town has seen the joint highest increase in value in the county, along with Croxley Green.

Just 17 miles from central London Rickmansworth provides the perfect location for those who want space and greenery all while being well withing travelling distance of the city.

The average value of a property in Rickmansworth stands at £749,583 and has risen £49,347 (7.05 per cent) in the last 12 months.

A total of 252 homes have been sold in the area in that period.

Croxley Green

Croxley Green. Photo: Google Maps

Croxley Green has seen the same percentage rise in house value as Rickmansworth, of which it is a suburb.

Over the last 12 months there have been 62 homes sold in the village.

The average home will set you back £604,290 after rising £39,785 in the last 12 months (7.05 per cent).

Kings Langley

King Langley. Photo: Google Maps

Just south of the Chiltern hill, the picturesque village has seen house prices rise 5.9 per cent in the last year.

The average home now costs £664,845, £37,060 more than they did 12 months ago.

In that period 62 were sold.

St Albans

St Albans Cathedral. Photo: St Albans Cathedral

The stunning Cathedral city has seen a fair rise in house prices too.

Offering prospective homeowners access to sweeping countryside walks, local historical monuments and spacious homes, it has become quite a hit with people moving from London.

The value of a home in the city has risen by £23,878 (4.28 per cent) in the past 12 months with a whopping 757 homes sold in that period.

The average value of a home now stands at £582,357.

Abbots Langley

St Lawrence, Abbots Langley. Credit: Stephen Danzig

The historical village, with a population of approximately 20,000, has seen house prices rise 3.60 per cent and an average home will now cost £487,211, £16,924 more than it did 12 months ago.

Watford

Watford town centre.

The town has much to offer residents – from Premier League football to the Warner Bros. Studio, large open green spaces such as Cassiobury Park, access to canals and plenty of local history.

Well connected by tube, overground and bus, Watford has long been a destination for property buyers.

The value of a home in the town has rise 2.31 per cent, up to £428,628, £9,697 more than 12 months ago.

There have been 609 sales in that period.