How many new homes in East Hertfordshire over 30 years?

The government starting point is about 1,237 homes a year — roughly 37,110 over thirty years if sustained (+54% on the 68,478 dwellings already here).

Where would new homes in East Hertfordshire go?

Without a different pattern, growth lands as edge-of-settlement estates across the 30 towns and villages listed below — each too small to fund strategic infrastructure.

How do I track housing development in East Hertfordshire?

Use the planning applications on this page and the full planning tracker for medium and large schemes, then respond on the council portal and sign the Stop Urban Sprawl petition.

East Hertfordshire housing development and new homes

Searching for housing development in East Hertfordshire or new homes in East Hertfordshire? Over thirty years the government starting point is about 37,110 homes here — +54% on existing stock — with no matching commitment to water, grid, surgeries, schools or transport.

The government wants to build 1,237 homes a year in East Hertfordshire. That annual figure, sustained for thirty years, is 37,110 homes on the 68,478 dwellings already in the area.

There are 30 towns and villages in East Hertfordshire. That is an average of 41.2 new homes a year across every settlement — about 1,237 each over thirty years if the annual figure were spread evenly.

Infrastructure under pressure in East Hertfordshire

What we've got now

4,954
hours of sewage spills in East Hertfordshire in 2025
Worst at Theydon Bois
Sewage →
2,431
patients per GP in East Hertfordshire
GPs →
21
schools over capacity in East Hertfordshire
Schools →
730 MW
still waiting to connect to the grid
At Pelham
Energy →
33.6s
delay per mile on A-roads in Hertfordshire
Worst on the A4178
Transport →

Now they want another 37,110 homes here.

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We can stop this

Another 37,110 homes for East Hertfordshire, with no infrastructure to carry them. We want building concentrated in fewer, larger places with schools, health, water, sewage and transport built in — not another estate on the edge of every village.

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New homes by town and village in East Hertfordshire

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Questions about housing in East Hertfordshire

How many new homes in East Hertfordshire over 30 years?: The government starting point is about 1,237 homes a year — roughly 37,110 over thirty years if sustained (+54% on the 68,478 dwellings already here).
Where would new homes in East Hertfordshire go?: Without a different pattern, growth lands as edge-of-settlement estates across the 30 towns and villages listed below — each too small to fund strategic infrastructure.
How do I track housing development in East Hertfordshire?: Use the planning applications on this page and the full planning tracker for medium and large schemes, then respond on the council portal and sign the Stop Urban Sprawl petition.

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