UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/hp4
HP4Berkhamsted, Dacorum, England
House prices in HP4, Berkhamsted
Homes in HP4 sold for a median of £650,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 701 standard sales.
It is the most expensive of the 6 postcode districts in the Dacorum council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 202 | £1,075,000 | £800,000 to £1,380,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 152 | £666,500 | £550,000 to £843,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 188 | £569,000 | £457,000 to £756,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 159 | £350,000 | £275,000 to £428,000 | Too few |
Only 31 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers here, at 29% and 27% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
151 sales in HP4, or 22%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Flats here sold for a median of £350,000, 36% more than the £257,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in HP4
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in HP4 3, around Berkhamsted, with a median of £680,000, and lowest in HP4 2, around Berkhamsted, at £625,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in HP4 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.
Map loading
List the 88 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| HP4 1PE | £2,575,000 | 4 |
| HP4 3NA | £1,840,000 | 5 |
| HP4 3JB | £1,725,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3DR | £1,612,500 | 4 |
| HP4 3EY | £1,475,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2PP | £1,387,500 | 4 |
| HP4 2SD | £1,290,000 | 4 |
| HP4 3TS | £1,250,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3HU | £1,200,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1JB | £1,115,000 | 4 |
| HP4 2FZ | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3NZ | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3LH | £1,092,500 | 5 |
| HP4 2LG | £1,052,500 | 4 |
| HP4 3BF | £975,000 | 7 |
| HP4 3DH | £955,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2EY | £930,000 | 4 |
| HP4 3EG | £900,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3LG | £880,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3EH | £855,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2DS | £850,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2NX | £850,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3JG | £825,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3BJ | £810,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3DJ | £810,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2DX | £780,000 | 4 |
| HP4 2GY | £765,000 | 4 |
| HP4 1SF | £752,500 | 4 |
| HP4 3XG | £750,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2GU | £745,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1SA | £730,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1EB | £715,500 | 3 |
| HP4 1TD | £700,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2FF | £700,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2FN | £682,500 | 4 |
| HP4 3RH | £682,500 | 4 |
| HP4 3EA | £680,000 | 5 |
| HP4 3HZ | £665,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2DD | £660,000 | 4 |
| HP4 2JH | £650,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2EJ | £640,000 | 5 |
| HP4 1RP | £630,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2EW | £630,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3RN | £630,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1JZ | £625,000 | 7 |
| HP4 3QD | £600,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3LB | £595,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1JP | £575,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2EU | £575,000 | 7 |
| HP4 3XB | £570,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1QZ | £564,000 | 4 |
| HP4 3RW | £564,000 | 6 |
| HP4 2NA | £560,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2JQ | £550,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3XA | £545,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3LD | £540,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2JT | £525,000 | 7 |
| HP4 3RS | £525,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3NG | £500,000 | 12 |
| HP4 2QR | £490,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2EQ | £489,000 | 6 |
| HP4 2EG | £487,500 | 4 |
| HP4 2EB | £487,000 | 7 |
| HP4 2DA | £482,000 | 3 |
| HP4 2JN | £478,000 | 4 |
| HP4 2GT | £458,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3PQ | £438,500 | 4 |
| HP4 3RD | £422,500 | 6 |
| HP4 2AH | £415,000 | 4 |
| HP4 3HY | £400,000 | 5 |
| HP4 2JU | £395,000 | 5 |
| HP4 2GZ | £390,000 | 5 |
| HP4 3QY | £385,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3EN | £377,500 | 4 |
| HP4 1FE | £377,000 | 4 |
| HP4 3XH | £345,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3XJ | £326,500 | 8 |
| HP4 2DP | £325,000 | 3 |
| HP4 3ZE | £317,500 | 4 |
| HP4 1JQ | £307,000 | 5 |
| HP4 1DN | £300,000 | 5 |
| HP4 1FP | £282,500 | 6 |
| HP4 1EX | £275,000 | 3 |
| HP4 1EY | £275,000 | 5 |
| HP4 2NZ | £264,000 | 8 |
| HP4 3ED | £225,000 | 5 |
| HP4 1EZ | £220,000 | 5 |
| HP4 1AT | £185,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 26%, from £517,500 in 2016 to £650,000 in 2025, less 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. HP4 is the most expensive.
- HP4 Berkhamsted, this district£650,000
- WD4 Kings Langley£575,000
- HP23 Tring£542,500
- HP3 Hemel Hempstead£445,500
- HP1 Hemel Hempstead£422,000
- HP2 Hemel Hempstead£382,500
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of HP4, from the sales in HP4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Ashridge 43 sales£1,169,000
- Berkhamsted West 180 sales£745,000
- Berkhamsted Castle 220 sales£634,000
- Berkhamsted East 174 sales£612,500
- Northchurch 88 sales£559,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £245,000 for a terraced house on Emerton Garth to £970,000 for a detached house on Upper Hall Park.
The latest standard sales recorded in HP4. 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.
- Apple Dell Dunstable RoadSold for £856,000
- 14 Covert RoadSold for £495,000
- 12 Covert RoadSold for £510,000
- 6 Upper Hall ParkSold for £970,000
- 1 Birch PlaceSold for £550,000
- 26 Emerton GarthSold for £245,000
- 38 Main Road SouthSold for £680,000
- 28 Cobb RoadSold for £440,000
- 31 Ellesmere RoadSold for £545,000
- 24 St Marys AvenueSold for £548,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- High Street, Berkhamsted£332,50028 sales
- George Street, Berkhamsted£529,00018 sales
- Chiltern Park Avenue, Berkhamsted£275,00015 sales
- Shootersway, Berkhamsted£636,00015 sales
- Cross Oak Road, Berkhamsted£972,50014 sales
Living in HP4
Crime
43 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 80 in 100 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 66% of homes can get it
Lower than 82 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Almost every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 81 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
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 51 | |
| C | 314 | |
| D | 244 | |
| E | 45 | |
| F | 16 | |
| G | 3 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | ||
| 79 | ||
| 70 | ||
| 117 | ||
| 127 | ||
| 90 | ||
| 96 | ||
| 21 |
About these figures
The figures come from 701 standard sales in HP4, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 23% 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.