HP3Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum, England

House prices in HP3, Hemel Hempstead

Homes in HP3 sold for a median of £445,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 791 standard sales.

That makes it the tenth cheapest of the 24 HP postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£445,500791 standard sales
Middle half of prices£330,000 to £595,000
Against the Dacorum council area1% belowDacorum median £450,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in HP3, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached156£799,000£665,000 to £1,041,000Too few
Semi-detached219£525,000£450,000 to £595,000Too few
Terraced204£422,000£370,000 to £485,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes212£275,000£235,000 to £320,000Too few

Only 25 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses and flats and maisonettes sold in similar numbers here, at 28% and 27% of sales.

44 sales in HP3, or 6%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

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Where prices are higher in HP3

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in HP3 0, around Bovingdon, with a median of £575,500, and lowest in HP3 9, around Hemel Hempstead, at £379,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in HP3 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 101 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in HP3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
HP3 0BG£1,745,0006
HP3 0NX£1,200,0005
HP3 0JW£1,137,0003
HP3 0DY£950,0005
HP3 8LW£854,0004
HP3 0LA£835,0004
HP3 8LL£800,0005
HP3 8HQ£780,0003
HP3 8AX£725,0003
HP3 0AU£695,0003
HP3 0NN£692,5004
HP3 0EE£690,0003
HP3 0QN£690,0003
HP3 0AN£675,0003
HP3 8NH£670,0003
HP3 9WA£642,5003
HP3 8BH£633,5004
HP3 9NY£630,0003
HP3 8PR£625,0004
HP3 9NZ£619,0004
HP3 8LJ£615,0004
HP3 9JA£612,0003
HP3 8RZ£611,0004
HP3 9NU£605,0003
HP3 9BH£593,5004
HP3 0JN£585,0003
HP3 8QU£572,5006
HP3 9LD£560,0003
HP3 0AW£553,5004
HP3 8AY£550,0003
HP3 8QT£550,0003
HP3 9GS£540,0004
HP3 9RD£535,0003
HP3 9HZ£532,5003
HP3 9TP£522,5009
HP3 9AX£500,0005
HP3 8NG£497,5006
HP3 9NG£495,5006
HP3 0AG£490,0003
HP3 0EQ£490,0003
HP3 9AY£490,0005
HP3 0QQ£487,5003
HP3 0RX£483,0003
HP3 0HZ£480,0004
HP3 8AF£480,0003
HP3 9PZ£480,0003
HP3 9UZ£475,0003
HP3 9JJ£468,0003
HP3 9EG£466,0006
HP3 0UB£457,5006
HP3 8UB£452,5006
HP3 9NS£450,0003
HP3 9XE£450,0004
HP3 9QR£445,5006
HP3 9RQ£445,0004
HP3 9EW£432,0004
HP3 8BB£428,0007
HP3 9UL£425,0003
HP3 9NF£410,0003
HP3 0JE£407,5004
HP3 9EE£395,0005
HP3 9DQ£391,5004
HP3 0AD£390,0003
HP3 8TD£390,0003
HP3 8AH£388,0003
HP3 8NE£385,0003
HP3 9JZ£382,5004
HP3 0EU£380,0003
HP3 9DX£375,5003
HP3 9WN£375,0006
HP3 8PF£371,0003
HP3 9SL£365,0003
HP3 9PF£357,5004
HP3 9RS£357,5006
HP3 0GG£355,0003
HP3 9NN£350,0003
HP3 9JF£340,0003
HP3 9NQ£335,0005
HP3 9WY£335,0003
HP3 9GH£320,0007
HP3 9WU£320,0005
HP3 0FP£313,5004
HP3 0ET£310,0003
HP3 9GL£305,0007
HP3 9RP£300,0007
HP3 9GD£295,0007
HP3 9GP£295,00011
HP3 9DR£292,5006
HP3 9GA£291,5006
HP3 9AE£280,5007
HP3 9DH£280,0007
HP3 9FX£280,0007
HP3 9GQ£277,50014
HP3 9HE£276,0005
HP3 0EX£275,0005
HP3 9GF£230,0003
HP3 9WZ£222,0003
HP3 9FH£220,0003
HP3 9UU£220,0006
HP3 0QU£192,5004
HP3 9EU£185,0005

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £335,000
  2. 2017: £369,500
  3. 2018: £375,000
  4. 2019: £375,000
  5. 2020: £390,000
  6. 2021: £407,500
  7. 2022: £425,000
  8. 2023: £400,000
  9. 2024: £445,000
  10. 2025: £463,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £430,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 38%, from £335,000 in 2016 to £463,500 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the Dacorum council area

Median sale price of the 6 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. HP3 is the third cheapest.

  1. HP4 Berkhamsted£650,000
  2. WD4 Kings Langley£575,000
  3. HP23 Tring£542,500
  4. HP3 Hemel Hempstead, this district£445,500
  5. HP1 Hemel Hempstead£422,000
  6. HP2 Hemel Hempstead£382,500

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of HP3, from the sales in HP3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield 180 sales£598,500
  2. Leverstock Green 128 sales£535,000
  3. Bennetts End 124 sales£439,500
  4. Apsley and Corner Hall 253 sales£385,000
  5. Nash Mills 120 sales£340,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £210,000 for a flat on London Road to £660,000 for a detached house on Deaconsfield Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in HP3. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 9 Candlefield RoadSold for £400,000HP3 9UWSold on 22 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 24 Barra CloseSold for £405,000HP3 8TNSold on 17 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 11, Cavendish Court London RoadSold for £210,000HP3 9FHSold on 9 Sep 2026Flat
  4. 1B Deaconsfield RoadSold for £660,000HP3 9HYSold on 7 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 11, Phelps House Rose LaneSold for £259,000HP3 9GJSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  6. Sunrise Mill CloseSold for £370,000HP3 8ADSold on 28 Aug 2026Semi-detached
  7. 29 Hill CommonSold for £330,000HP3 8JHSold on 28 Aug 2026Terraced
  8. 24 Wheelers LaneSold for £450,000HP3 9JESold on 28 Aug 2026Terraced
  9. 33 Risedale RoadSold for £640,000HP3 9NWSold on 27 Aug 2026Detached
  10. 4 Hyde LaneSold for £555,000HP3 0EGSold on 25 Aug 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • The Embankment, Nash Mills Wharf£284,00042 sales
  • Ebberns Road, Hemel Hempstead£287,00025 sales
  • Frogmore Road, Hemel Hempstead£285,00025 sales
  • Chambersbury Lane, Hemel Hempstead£584,00021 sales
  • Evans Wharf, Hemel Hempstead£330,00013 sales

Living in HP3

Crime

58 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 86% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

97% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 75 in 100 postcode districts.

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.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in HP3, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A10.1%, England and Wales 0.4%
B465.7%, England and Wales 4.8%
C42252.0%, England and Wales 46.9%
D28835.5%, England and Wales 38.1%
E415.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F101.2%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.5%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in HP3, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900313.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929647.9%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194910112.4%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196620224.9%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198215118.6%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995698.5%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201112014.8%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later749.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 791 standard sales in HP3, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 27% were flats.

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.