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September 2026

Knebworth and Codicote are not one market. Moving between them means moving between two genuinely different price tiers, and both saw noticeably fewer completions this year.

Stevenage completed noticeably fewer sales this year, but the homes that did sell went for more, not less, a different story to a slowing market.

Welwyn Garden City is not one market this year. Across its five neighbourhoods, growth is not following the price ladder, and the strongest gains are not in the most expensive streets.

Hitchin remains one of the best stocked markets on our patch, with plenty to view, but this month's figures show it is buyer conversion, not buyer choice, that is deciding results.

Within Letchworth, one estate is climbing strongly, one has barely moved, and the gap is not really about location.

In Tewin, Burnham Green and Digswell, a single sale can move the average. That is not the same as the market moving.

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Stevenage and Stevenage Old Town continue to perform well, with rising prices, strong buyer demand and more homes coming to market, creating opportunities for both movers and first-time buyers this summer.

The Knebworth & Codicote property market remains resilient, with Codicote and Knebworth both seeing modest price growth, faster-than-average sales and a wider choice of homes for buyers this summer.