UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/dacorum
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Dacorum
Homes in Dacorum sold for a median of £450,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,731 standard sales.
That makes it the eighth most expensive of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 797 | £800,000 | £625,000 to £1,100,000 | £5,719/m²from 34 sales |
| Semi-detached | 836 | £534,500 | £450,000 to £650,000 | £5,548/m²from 30 sales |
| Terraced | 1,311 | £415,000 | £365,000 to £480,000 | £4,885/m²from 40 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 787 | £258,500 | £208,000 to £315,000 | £4,396/m²from 22 sales |
Terraced houses were the most common type sold in Dacorum, at 35% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 22%.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £800,000 here, 72% more than the £466,000 across the region.
298 sales in Dacorum, or 8%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,245 per m², 34% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Postcode districts in Dacorum
The dearest district was HP4 (Berkhamsted), at £650,000, and the cheapest was HP2 (Hemel Hempstead), at £382,500.
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Post towns in Dacorum, by number of sales: Hemel Hempstead (HP1, HP2, HP3), Berkhamsted (HP4), Tring (HP23), Kings Langley (WD4).
- HP4Berkhamsted, 701 salesMedian price £650,000Price per square metre £6,333Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- WD4Kings Langley, 296 salesMedian price £575,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +12%
- HP23Tring, 512 salesMedian price £542,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- HP3Hemel Hempstead, 791 salesMedian price £445,500Price per square metre £5,137Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- HP1Hemel Hempstead, 643 salesMedian price £422,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- HP2Hemel Hempstead, 840 salesMedian price £382,500Price per square metre £4,353Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in WD4 (Kings Langley), up 12%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- The Embankment, Nash Mills Wharf (HP3)42 sales
- Cotterells, Hemel Hempstead (HP1)40 sales
- High Street, Berkhamsted (HP4)28 sales
- Home Park Mill Link, Kings Langley (WD4)28 sales
- Ebberns Road, Hemel Hempstead (HP3)25 sales
- Frogmore Road, Hemel Hempstead (HP3)25 sales
- Chambersbury Lane, Hemel Hempstead (HP3)21 sales
- Selden Hill, Hemel Hempstead (HP2)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Cross Oak Road, Berkhamsted (HP4, £972,500), Bridgewater Road, Berkhamsted (HP4, £965,000) and Grove Road, Tring (HP23, £945,000).
The cheapest were Selden Hill, Hemel Hempstead (HP2, flats, £195,000), London Road, Hemel Hempstead (HP3, £231,500) and Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead (HP2, flats, £244,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 34%, from £340,000 in 2016 to £457,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Dacorum and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- St Albans£621,000
- Three Rivers£550,000
- Hertsmere£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford£465,000
- Dacorum, this council area£450,000
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
Living in Dacorum
Crime
68 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 60 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
88% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
90% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 84 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,409 a year in Dacorum for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Dacorum's figures come from 3,731 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.