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Dacorum house prices, schools and crime

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155,081 people · median £445,000

Dacorum Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control   17/51 seats · 33% · OCD 2026

Prices

The median sold price in Dacorum is £445,000.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

Dacorum’s schools: 85% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding.

Crime

Dacorum records 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £445,000, up 12.5% over five years. That's about 11.9× local earnings — around the 13.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 1,018 sales
£215k£282k£350k£417k£484k201120182026 YTD2015 +16%£445,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£445,000
5-year change+12.5%
Full history since 1995
£27k£146k£266k£385k£504k199520102026 YTD2000 +22%−6%£445,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£790k
Semi-detached
£535k
Terraced
£415k
Flat
£250k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.9× · five-year average 13.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss24.1%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 24.1% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.9%).

By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses9.7%
Terraced houses10.6%
Flats26%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new33.5%
Bought second-hand19.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+12.7% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,054 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership64%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
33%
Private rented
14%
Social rented
21%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,381

Dacorum Borough Council£243
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,588
Band B£1,852
Band C£2,117
Band D (baseline)£2,381
Band E£2,911
Band F£3,440
Band G£3,969
Band H£4,763
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£4,250 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Dacorum 12 streets — this area, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Street£240,0002,049—
Cotterells£195,000859—
London Road£186,500762—
George Street£248,250556—
Alexandra Road£162,200549—
Ebberns Road£215,000506—
The Embankment£298,500475—
Selden Hill£185,000472—
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Prices by neighbourhood 27 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Woodhall Farm +69.7%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Woodhall Farm£360,000+69.7%162
Leverstock Green£592,500+58.9%140
Bovingdon£560,000+36.5%76
Jarman Park£375,000+28.2%110
Corner Hall£420,000+21.1%54
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Dacorum — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
1,932 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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