Dacorum
HP2 house prices in Dacorum
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Dacorum, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£357,250
Range £170,000–£551,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in HP2: the typical (median) sold price is £357,250, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). HP2 is an active market, with about 30 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were terraced homes (typically £380,000) and 32% were flats (typically £191,250).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,409 a year: Dacorum's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Dacorum, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on HP2: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
HP2 sees about 30 sales a month, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.
When selling here, the spread in HP2 is wide, with most sales between £170,000 and £551,500, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; roughly 30 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, HP2 is well above the UK average, so a premium over the average needs a reason you can see in the sold homes of the same type.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (558 applications on record within 500 m), whether it is freehold or leasehold and long-term flood risk, then hand the title to your conveyancer.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free HP2 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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At a glance
HP2 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£357,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,409
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in HP2
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in HP2 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £542,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £191,250.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 30 | £542,500 | £447,800–£816,000 |
| Semi-detached | 39 | £432,500 | £365,200–£602,000 |
| Terraced | 98 | £380,000 | £268,800–£465,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 80 | £191,250 | £135,150–£265,300 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in HP2
The quarterly typical price rose 50.0%, from £265,000 in Q4 2025 (13 sales) to £397,500 in Q3 2026 (34 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £265,000 | 13 |
| Q1 2026 | £362,000 | 107 |
| Q2 2026 | £351,250 | 96 |
| Q3 2026 | £397,500 | 34 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of HP2 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most HP2 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £170,000 and £551,500, around a typical £357,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in HP2
Terraced homes were 40% of recorded sales (98 of 247). 68% of sales were freehold and 32% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached12%
- Semi-detached16%
- Terraced40%
- Flat / maisonette32%
Tenure
- Freehold68%
- Leasehold32%
See the figures
169 freehold (68%) and 81 leasehold (32%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in HP2. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Dec 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where HP2 sits in Dacorum
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in HP2
1, WELLSWOOD CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£550,000
3, JANE CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£565,000
53, WAVENEY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 21 Aug 2026
£142,000
ALBYN HOUSE, ALEXANDRA ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 18 Aug 2026
£170,000
13, POYNDERS HILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£380,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). HP2 includes the Adeyfield East ward.
In plain English
What the Dacorum (HP2) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £542,500 against £191,250 for flats: about 2.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £170,000 and £551,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- 32% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 30 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 16 December 2025 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on HP2
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in HP2
£2,409
Band D a year in Dacorum, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,606 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,873 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,141 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,409 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,944 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,479 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,014 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,817 |
These are Dacorum's charges for 2026-27, the authority HP2 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Dacorum · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near HP2
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Jupiter Primary School.
All schools
Jupiter Primary School
Primary · Free Schools · HP2 5NT
221 m
Good · 2022
Hammond Academy
Primary · Academies · HP2 5TD
512 m
Good · 2023
Yewtree Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · HP2 5QR
525 m
Good · 2022
Hobletts Manor Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · HP2 5JS
665 m
Good · 2013
Hobletts Manor Infants' School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · HP2 5JS
665 m
Good · 2014
Aycliffe Drive Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · HP2 6LJ
913 m
Good · 2019
Redbourn Park School
Special schools · HP2 6BH
1.0 km
Not graded
Haywood Grove School
Special schools · HP2 7BG
1.1 km
Good · 2014
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the HP2 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near HP2
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around HP2
558
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 September 2026.
Recent applications
Dacorum/26/01913/FHAUndecided
281 m
Proposed two-storey side and rear extension
Received 2026-09-03
Dacorum/26/01751/FHAUndecided
351 m
Remodelling of the ground floor and small rear extension and loft conversion.
Received 2026-08-11
Dacorum/26/01606/FULPermitted
494 m
Convert the existing garage in to a surgery room. ( Change of Use)
Received 2026-07-23 · decided 2026-09-02
Dacorum/26/01601/LDPPermitted
252 m
Single storey rear extension and convert to 5 ensuite bedroom HMO property
Received 2026-07-21 · decided 2026-09-15
Dacorum/26/01502/FULUndecided
416 m
Change of use of logistics site and warehouse building to asbestos storage facility with ancillary office space (Sui Generis Use Class) and extension to existing warehouse and office building.
Received 2026-07-06
Dacorum/26/01471/LDEPermitted
235 m
Lawful development certificate for existing use of 5 person HMO.
Received 2026-06-27 · decided 2026-09-16
Applications are matched within 500 m of the HP2 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for HP2 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 558 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for HP2
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled HP2 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 8, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
HP2 5BE, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so HP2 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in HP2: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in HP2, band by band
Dacorum's council tax for 2026-27 set against the HP2 median sold price of £357,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearDacorum | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £357,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,606 | £134 | 0.45% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,873 | £156 | 0.52% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,141 | £178 | 0.60% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,409 | £201 | 0.67% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,944 | £245 | 0.82% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,479 | £290 | 0.97% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,014 | £335 | 1.12% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,817 | £401 | 1.35% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the HP2 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Dacorum, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in HP2 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for HP2. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
1, WELLSWOOD CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 4QN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-24
3, JANE CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7LP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£565,000
2026-08-21
53, WAVENEY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 6DQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£142,000
2026-08-21
ALBYN HOUSE, ALEXANDRA ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5BE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£170,000
2026-08-18
13, POYNDERS HILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 4PQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-08-14
36, WOOLMER DRIVE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 4UT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£408,000
2026-08-14
45, BURGUNDY DRIVE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7BX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-08-06
4, RUTLAND GARDENS, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5XB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£212,500
2026-08-03
70, BRIERY WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7AN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-31
59, KIMPTON CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7PW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£395,000
2026-07-30
9, MONARCH STREET, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7BU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-07-30
8, NIGHTINGALE WALK, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7QX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£136,000
2026-07-29
12, BROADCROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5YX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£412,500
2026-07-27
1, SUMMERLEAS CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5PW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-27
9, KIMPTON CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7PN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,000
2026-07-27
1, CRAIGAVON ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 6AZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-07-24
100, CLAYMORE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 6LW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£127,500
2026-07-23
BROOKFIELD HOUSE, SELDEN HILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 4FA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£175,000
2026-07-23
101, BRIERY WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7AW · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-07-22
ST MARYS COURT, HEATHER WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5HZ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£268,000
2026-07-22
4A, EAST STREET, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5BN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-07-17
24, SANDRIDGE CLOSE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 7NG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-07-16
14, SEYMOUR CRESCENT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 5DS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£800,000
2026-07-13
14, BASILDON SQUARE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP2 6AS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-07-13
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near HP2
The closest districts to HP2 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in HP1 (Hemel Hempstead) 1.6 miles
- House prices in HP3 (Hemel Hempstead) 2.2 miles
- House prices in AL3 (St Albans) 3.4 miles
- House prices in WD4 (Kings Langley) 4 miles
- House prices in WD5 (Abbots Langley) 4.5 miles
- House prices in HP4 (Berkhamsted) 5 miles
- House prices in AL5 (Harpenden) 5.5 miles
- House prices in AL1 (St Albans) 5.6 miles
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Data sources
Every HP2 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.