Feb 07, 2023 by HM

House prices in Hartford (CW8 1)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in Hartford (CW8 1).

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Hartford is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 24, Freshwater View, Hartford, sold for £140,000 on Oct-2023. Given the internal area of 114 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,228.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. However house price per square foot is sometimes prefered by those of sufficiently advanced age. They may want to convert metres on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,800-£3,000, £3,000-£3,200, £3,200-£3,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 278 sales in Hartford (CW8 1) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

That said, the spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Hartford (CW8 1). Of the 278 transactions, half were sold for between £1,860 and £3,460 per square metre. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,460m². For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

For the average, we calculate the 'median' or middle price. The median price per square metre in 'CW8 1' is £2,580. The table below shows how 'CW8 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CW8 1 Hartford	£1,860m2	£2,580m2	£3,460m2
CW8 2 Cuddington	£2,560m2	£3,300m2	£3,840m2
CW8 3 Weaverham	£2,100m2	£2,540m2	£3,030m2
CW8 4 Barnton	£2,170m2	£2,570m2	£3,100m2

Will Hartford house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the scatter plot below for CW8 1 (Hartford). From this one could infer a range of reasonable possible future price falls or rises. In the chart below, the red dashed line is the house price trend for CW8 1 and the blue dots are the individual property sales that inform this trend.

Disclaimer: The data provided throughout this website about Hartford and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information. Furthermore, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. This information is based on sold prices and internal area data provided by Land Registry and other third parties - I do not verify the accuracy of the Hartford data or any other data I am given.

Price map for Hartford

I've just finished coding the map I link to below. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Hartford. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values. I will explain more about the methodology and create a key next week.

House price heatmap for Hartford

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	Recent sales
Huxley Street, Hartford, CW8 1D	79m2	£1,524	22
Navigation Road, Hartford, CW8 1B	79m2	£1,612	19
Albemarle Avenue, Hartford, CW8 1H	176m2	£3,596	15
Flower Street, Hartford, CW8 1B	73m2	£1,825	15
Castle Street, Hartford, CW8 1B	53m2	£1,611	14
Greenbank Lane, Hartford, CW8 1J	92m2	£1,815	13
Chester Road, Hartford, CW8 1L	138m2	£3,424	12
Riddings Lane, Hartford, CW8 1N	121m2	£3,141	12

Search for your street here.

New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	New build sales
Stirling Close, Hartford, CW8 1R	212m2	£3,070	9

Stirling Close, Hartford, CW8 1R has seen 9 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £761,595). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 212 m2, with an average price of £3,070 m2. This £sqm average is £490 above the average for CW8 1. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Hartford is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	m2	£/m2
24, Freshwater View, Hartford	£140,000 Oct-2023	114	1,228
64, Hatton Lane, Hartford	£162,500 Oct-2023	85	1,911
92a, Navigation Rd, Hartford	£177,000 Oct-2023	102	1,735

See the entire list of all sales in Hartford (CW8 1) here.