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AL3 8

4,849 people · median £450,000 · Dacorum

Dacorum Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control   17/51 seats · 33% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £450,000, up 12.2% over five years. That's about 11.9× local earnings — around the 13.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 29 sales
£213k£281k£350k£418k£486k201120182026 YTD2014 +23%−11%£460,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£450,000
5-year change+12.2%
Full history since 1995
£25k£146k£266k£386k£507k199520102026 YTD2003 +42%−11%£460,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£517k
Semi-detached
£450k
Terraced
£425k
Flat
£200k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.9× · five-year average 13.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Dacorum23.5%

Of the homes across Dacorum that sold again within five years, 23.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).

By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses9.7%
Terraced houses10.6%
Flats25.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new33.3%
Bought second-hand19.1%
Overall
Typical resale gain+12.9% · ~7.5-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,026 resale pairs) across Dacorum — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership73%

Owned outright
34%
With a mortgage
39%
Private rented
11%
Social rented
16%
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

£3,971 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 AL3 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
High Street£226,000385+10.9%
London Road£188,000151+56.2%
Pickford Road£256,500140+31.6%
Buckwood Road£199,000131-3.6%
Trowley Hill Road£285,000101
George Street£177,000100+22.5%
Flax Mews£103,97576
Blacksmiths Row£139,95075
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

Neighbourhood prices in Dacorum how AL3 8 compares · from Dacorum

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 AL3 8 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
76 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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