Photo: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Codicote sells for £515,000
That is the middle of 237 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.6 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
38% of Codicote’s sales are detached houses
237 homes sold in three years: 91 detached houses, 63 semi-detached houses, 70 terraced houses and 13 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 4.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 91 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £615K–£820K
- Last 12 months
- £750K15 sold
- New build
- £728K
median sale · 63 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £445K–£560K
- Last 12 months
- £479K12 sold
- New build
- £510K
median sale · 70 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £303K–£425K
- Last 12 months
- £330K21 sold
- New build
- £550K
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £140K–£160K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Codicote’s homes sold for between £350K and £687K
One sale in ten was under £270K and one in ten over £820K. 8% sold for under £250K.
The median, £515,000, sits in the £500–750K band
237 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £77,500 in 1995 to £437,500 in the last 12 months (£356,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
50 sales in the last 12 months, against 108 in 2025, the busiest year, and 29 in 2012. Sales fell by 27% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 5%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 38% more sales than 2020.
Codicote costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Codicote, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £131K | £240K | £430K | £548K | £524K | £777K | £750K |
| Semi-detached houses | £82K | £136K | £225K | £246K | £390K | £459K | £479K |
| Terraced houses | £67K | £110K | £197K | £173K | £265K | £303K | £330K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
18% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
164 new homes have been sold in Codicote since 1995; the share peaked at 53% in 2024.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £647,500
against £405,000 for a home sold on, 60% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Codicote. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Goldcrest Avenue is Codicote’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
16 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 10 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldcrest Avenue | SG4 | 27 | £640,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Hawthorn Avenue | SG4 | 21 | £560,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | High Street | SG4 | 19 | £387,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | The Paddocks | SG4 | 15 | £297,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Magnolia Avenue | SG4 | 11 | £560,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | New Town | SG4 | 11 | £330,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Pond Court | SG4 | 11 | £143,000 | Mostly flats |
| 8 | Oak Drive | SG4 | 10 | £733,750 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Bell Mews | SG4 | 10 | £685,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 10 | Old School Close | SG4 | 10 | £372,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Kestrel Way | SG4 | 9 | £739,250 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | St Albans Road | SG4 | 7 | £670,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Mayflower Close | SG4 | 6 | £314,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Leslie Drive | SG4 | 5 | £557,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Orchard Place | SG4 | 5 | £502,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
Kestrel Way: £739,250
Pond Court: £143,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.2 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Codicote is the 22nd most expensive of 50 towns in Hertfordshire
Codicote is in the middle of Hertfordshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Hertfordshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Codicote’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Knebworth.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codicote | — | £515K | 50 | +72% |
| Welwyn | 1.5 | £550K | 29 | +24% |
| Oaklands | 1.7 | £750K | 41 | +8% |
| Knebworth | 2.3 | £445K | 61 | +7% |
| Woolmer Green | 2.4 | £390K | 19 | +26% |
| Kimpton | 2.8 | £568K | 11 | +25% |
| Whitwell | 2.8 | £586K | 8 | +17% |
| Datchworth | 3.3 | £635K | 12 | — |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Codicote
What is the average house price in Codicote?
The median home in Codicote sold for £515,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 237 standard sales (£437,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £715,000, semi-detached houses £510,000, terraced houses £339,750 and flats and maisonettes £145,000.
Are house prices going up in Codicote?
The median was £542,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£506,250), and £437,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Codicote each year?
50 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 59 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Codicote?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Kestrel Way (SG4, £739,250), Oak Drive (SG4, £733,750) and Bell Mews (SG4, £685,000).
How much does a new build cost in Codicote?
New homes sold for a median £647,500 over three years, against £405,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 41% of sales.
Is Codicote expensive for Hertfordshire?
Codicote is the 22nd most expensive of 50 towns of 2,500 or more in Hertfordshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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