The median home in Hethersett sells for £310,000
That is the middle of 453 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 5.5 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.
Half of Hethersett’s sales are detached houses
453 homes sold in three years: 238 detached houses, 139 semi-detached houses, 73 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 238 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £320K–£420K
- Last 12 months
- £339K63 sold
- New build
- £343K
median sale · 139 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £246K–£295K
- Last 12 months
- £275K42 sold
- New build
- £276K
median sale · 73 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £200K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £230K19 sold
- New build
- £247K
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 Hethersett’s homes sold for between £257K and £360K
One sale in ten was under £215K and one in ten over £450K. 21% sold for under £250K.
The median, £310,000, sits in the £300–400K band
453 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £54,247 in 1995 to £300,000 in the last 12 months (£265,995 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
124 sales in the last 12 months, against 270 in 2021, the busiest year, and 51 in 2008. Sales fell by 42% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 62% more sales than 2020.
Hethersett costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Hethersett, 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 | £70K | £118K | £203K | £245K | £263K | £323K | £339K |
| Semi-detached houses | £48K | £75K | £160K | £165K | £215K | £229K | £275K |
| Terraced houses | £42K | £55K | £126K | £136K | £157K | £207K | £230K |
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.
15% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,155 new homes have been sold in Hethersett since 1995; the share peaked at 57% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £319,675
against £295,000 for a home sold on, 8% 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.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.6% sold leasehold in Hethersett. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Harness Maker Way is Hethersett’s busiest street, with 29 sales in three years
34 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 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 | Harness Maker Way | NR9 | 29 | £300,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Speckled Wood Grove | NR9 | 28 | £274,775 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Mill Road | NR9 | 13 | £367,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Coachmaker Way | NR9 | 13 | £324,900 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Blacksmith Crescent | NR9 | 12 | £294,875 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Bramble Drive | NR9 | 10 | £327,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Lynch Green | NR9 | 9 | £470,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Great Melton Road | NR9 | 9 | £342,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Sorrel Crescent | NR9 | 9 | £310,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 10 | Admirals Way | NR9 | 8 | £272,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Brickmakers Lane | NR9 | 7 | £403,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Bennett Crescent | NR9 | 7 | £325,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Barbastelle Crescent | NR9 | 7 | £315,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | New Road | NR9 | 7 | £280,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | South Croft | NR9 | 7 | £240,000 | Mixed |
Lynch Green: £470,000
Kendal Close: £187,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.5 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.
Hethersett is the 9th most expensive of 52 towns in Norfolk
Hethersett is one of Norfolk’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Norfolk with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Hethersett’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Queen's Hills.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hethersett | — | £310K | 124 | +23% |
| Little Melton | 1 | £476K | 6 | — |
| Cringleford | 2.5 | £386K | 68 | +22% |
| Wymondham | 2.9 | £280K | 229 | +23% |
| Easton | 3.5 | £306K | 32 | +31% |
| Mulbarton | 4.1 | £303K | 47 | +32% |
| Costessey | 4.2 | £325K | 30 | +29% |
| Queen's Hills | 4.3 | £240K | 75 | +21% |
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 Hethersett
What is the average house price in Hethersett?
The median home in Hethersett sold for £310,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 453 standard sales (£300,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £346,000, semi-detached houses £270,750 and terraced houses £225,000.
Are house prices going up in Hethersett?
The median was £308,750 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£314,925), and £300,000 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 Hethersett each year?
124 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 175 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Hethersett?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Lynch Green (NR9, £470,000), Cuckoo Flower Road (NR9, £462,600) and Ketts Oak (NR9, £460,000).
How much does a new build cost in Hethersett?
New homes sold for a median £319,675 over three years, against £295,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 26% of sales.
Is Hethersett expensive for Norfolk?
Hethersett is the 9th most expensive of 52 towns of 2,500 or more in Norfolk 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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