Living in East Hertfordshire
Living in East Hertfordshire, a local authority area in Hertfordshire: its new homes, prices and builders, the neighbourhoods, schools and people, and what buying here costs, from today's listings and the official records.
- New homes for sale
- 59
- Developments
- 10
- Middle price
- £480,000
- Builders
- 9
Listings updated 12 Nov 2026
Hertford LocksBerkeley
St James ParkBellway
Great Hadham Country ClubThe Goodlife Lodge CompanyAbout East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a district in Hertfordshire whose council is based in Hertford, the county town. Its other main towns are Bishop's Stortford, Ware, Buntingford and Sawbridgeworth. It borders North Hertfordshire, Stevenage, Welwyn Hatfield and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, and Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford in Essex, its eastern boundary largely following the River Stort.
Hertford grew around a ford on the River Lea, where the Mimram, Beane and Rib join it, and fortified settlements were built on each side of the ford in 913. Its Norman castle was a royal residence until the early 17th century, and its Tudor gatehouse is Grade I listed. Ware, east of Hertford, was a malting town and the source of the New River, built to carry fresh water to London, and is known for its 18th-century riverside gazebos. At Bishop's Stortford the motte of Waytemore Castle stands in Castle Park.
Hartham Common, the shared valley of the Lea and the Beane, makes a large park beside Hertford town centre, and the Lee Navigation runs through the centre of Ware. Buntingford lies by the River Rib on the Roman road of Ermine Street, where it grew as a staging post with coaching inns.
Hertford East has trains to London Liverpool Street through Ware, and Hertford North has trains to Moorgate and Stevenage. Bishop's Stortford is on the West Anglia Main Line between Liverpool Street, Cambridge and Stansted Airport. The A10 runs north and south past Ware, the A414 runs through Hertford, and the M11 passes Bishop's Stortford.
Written by NewHomeSearch and checked on 11 Nov 2026 against: Wikipedia: East Hertfordshire; Wikipedia: Hertford; Wikipedia: Hertford Castle; Wikipedia: Ware, Hertfordshire; Wikipedia: Bishop's Stortford; Wikipedia: Buntingford
East Hertfordshire in brief
East Hertfordshire has 59 new homes for sale today across 10 developments from 9 builders, priced from £260,000 to £800,000. The middle asking price is £480,000.
That middle price is 7% above the East of England middle of £450,000 and 20% above England's £399,995, across the new homes for sale in each.
Of the towns in East Hertfordshire, Bishop's Stortford has the most new homes for sale (29), then Hertford (17) and Watton at Stone (1).
1 more development is coming soon: announced by its builder but not yet released for sale.
Where the new homes are
Every development with homes for sale in East Hertfordshire, at its lowest price, inside its boundary.
Boundaries from the ONS; map data from Ordnance Survey OS Open Zoomstack.
New homes in East Hertfordshire
2-bedroom homes are the most common, 32% of those for sale and 69% are houses. 10 homes came on the market in the last 30 days. Where the floor area is stated, the middle price is £410 a square foot.
St James Park
From£390,000
- 2-5 beds
- 2 baths
- 776-2,021 sq ft
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 4RZ
Deposit contribution, up to £20,000 stated on the listing, on 4 of 11 homes · 1 more
Bellway
Great Hadham Country Club
From£260,000
- 2-3 beds
- 2 baths
- 800-1,210 sq ft
Development in East Hertfordshire SG10 6JE
The Goodlife Lodge Company
Stortford Fields
From£300,000
- 2-4 beds
- 2 baths
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 0BU
Taylor Wimpey
Leventhorpe Chase
From£440,000
- 2-5 beds
- 1-3 baths
Development in East Hertfordshire CM21 9BZ
David Wilson Homes
Scholars Walk
From£482,500
- 3-4 beds
- 2 baths
- 1,010-1,369 sq ft
Development in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire CM23 3LU
Assisted move, on every home
BellwayComing soon
New build prices in East Hertfordshire
The middle asking price of the homes for sale, by bedrooms and by kind of home.
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
How East Hertfordshire compares
Sold prices, people, schools and costs, ranked among the council areas of England and Wales.
Where East Hertfordshire stands out
Each figure is placed among up to 318 council areas, from the lowest on the left to the highest on the right.
- Middle household income£44,1548th highest of 316
- GCSE Attainment 8 score53.137th highest of 295
- Share of sales that were new homes2%48th highest of 318
- Homes sold per thousand households2949th highest of 318
- Households with no car12%51st lowest of 318
- Sold price per square foot£48350th highest of 317
Market trends against East of England
How East Hertfordshire fares among the council areas of East of England on homes sold in the last twelve months.
- Middle sold price£450,0007th highest of 45 in the region
- Price change in a year0.0%12th highest of 45 in the region
- Homes sold per thousand households2910th highest of 45 in the region
Sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, people from the ONS Census, schools from Ofsted and the Department for Education, crime from data.police.uk, all via HomePortfolio, measured 10 Nov 2026.
Builders in East Hertfordshire
Berkeley has the most new homes for sale in East Hertfordshire: 17 homes across 1 development, from £296,000. Bellway, Taylor Wimpey and The Goodlife Lodge Company have the next most, of 9 builders in all.
- Berkeley1 development17 homesFrom £296,000
- Bellway2 developments16 homesFrom £390,000
- Taylor Wimpey1 development7 homesFrom £300,000
- The Goodlife Lodge Company1 development7 homesFrom £260,000
- David Wilson Homes1 development5 homesFrom £440,000
- Ashberry Homes1 development4 homesFrom £540,000
- Charles Church1 development1 homeFrom £365,000
- Fairview New Homes1 development1 homeFrom £760,000
- Tilia Homes1 development1 homeFrom £599,950
New homes listed with HomePortfolio and on the builders’ own sites, today.
What buying in East Hertfordshire costs
At the middle asking price of £480,000, a home mover would pay £14,000 in stamp duty and a first-time buyer £9,000, on the rates in force today. A 5% deposit on that price is £24,000 and a 10% deposit £48,000. 53% of the homes for sale are priced at or under £500,000, the limit for first-time buyer relief. The Your First Home price cap in East Hertfordshire is £470,000: 28 homes for sale here are under it. 16 homes have a builder-stated incentive, most often assisted move and deposit contribution.
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Everyday life near the new homes
What is within 1 mile of the 6 developments with the most homes.
Where to live in East Hertfordshire
The best place depends on what you need, so this compares rather than ranks: each neighbourhood and town with its new homes for sale today and their middle price.
Towns in East Hertfordshire
Best places to live in East Hertfordshire? The neighbourhoods compared
Living in East Hertfordshire: your questions
Answered from today's listings and the official rules.
How many new homes are for sale in East Hertfordshire?
59 new homes are for sale in East Hertfordshire today, across 10 developments from 9 builders. 1 more development is coming soon.
Is East Hertfordshire a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a place, so this guide sets out the figures rather than a verdict. For a new home, East Hertfordshire has 59 new homes for sale across 10 developments, the middle asking price £480,000 (7% above the East of England middle). The guide also shows the schools near the new homes and their Ofsted outcomes, the people from the census, recorded crime, the everyday places within reach and what buying costs here.
What is the average price of a new build home in East Hertfordshire?
The middle asking price of the new homes for sale in East Hertfordshire is £480,000, and the lowest is £260,000. By bedrooms: 1 bedroom £302,000, 2 bedrooms £389,000, 3 bedrooms £480,000, 4 bedrooms £622,500, 5+ bedrooms £775,000.
Which builders are building new homes in East Hertfordshire?
Berkeley, Bellway, Taylor Wimpey, The Goodlife Lodge Company, David Wilson Homes and Ashberry Homes, and 3 other builders have new homes for sale in East Hertfordshire today.
Which development in East Hertfordshire has the most homes for sale?
Hertford Locks by Berkeley, with 17 homes for sale from £296,000. Then St James Park by Bellway and Great Hadham Country Club by The Goodlife Lodge Company.
How much is stamp duty on a new build in East Hertfordshire?
On the middle asking price of £480,000, a home mover pays £14,000 and a first-time buyer £9,000, on the rates in force today. First-time buyer relief applies to homes priced at or under £500,000.
Are there new build incentives in East Hertfordshire?
Yes: 16 homes for sale in East Hertfordshire have a builder-stated incentive, most often assisted move (16) and deposit contribution (4).
What are the best places to live in East Hertfordshire for new homes?
That depends on what you need from a place, so the guide compares its neighbourhoods rather than ranking them. By new homes for sale, the most are in Hertford Kingsmead (17 homes, middle £397,000), Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor (15 homes, middle £675,000), Bishop's Stortford North (9 homes, middle £450,000). The lowest middle price is in Much Hadham, at £385,000.
Which neighbourhoods in East Hertfordshire have new homes?
Hertford Kingsmead (17), Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor (15), Bishop's Stortford North (9) and Much Hadham (7) have the most new homes for sale, of 6 neighbourhoods with homes.
What is the Your First Home price cap in East Hertfordshire?
£470,000. 28 new homes for sale in East Hertfordshire are under it today. The scheme is not open yet: its rules are on the scheme's page.