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HP2 5 in Dacorum

Dacorum council area · HP2 5 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector HP2 5 in Dacorum. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideHP2 5 · HP2 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at HP2 5

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£365,000163 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
3.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The nearest mapped supermarket is 0.4 km from the HP2 5 sector centre, while the nearest station is 3.1 km away. Both are straight-line distances; actual routes may differ.

What stands out in the records

  • Houses and flats in recorded sales

    The house median is £403,500 from 118 sales; the flat median is £227,500 from 45 sales in HP2 5. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 95.1% across 296 residential postcode records in HP2 5, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the HP2 5 sector centre, with 16 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for HP2 5. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

163 sales in sample
118 sales in sample
17 sales in sample
30 sales in sample
71 sales in sample
45 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Dacorum local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Dacorum, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,594Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,211 to £1,594. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.6k£1.4k£1.2k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,594

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,594
Jul 2026£1,583
Jun 2026£1,579
May 2026£1,579
Apr 2026£1,577
Mar 2026£1,577
Feb 2026£1,582
Jan 2026£1,586
Dec 2025£1,588
Nov 2025£1,584
Oct 2025£1,580
Sept 2025£1,574
Aug 2025£1,573
Jul 2025£1,579
Jun 2025£1,584
May 2025£1,564
Apr 2025£1,542
Mar 2025£1,520
Feb 2025£1,514
Jan 2025£1,505
Dec 2024£1,492
Nov 2024£1,482
Oct 2024£1,472
Sept 2024£1,465
Aug 2024£1,460
Jul 2024£1,457
Jun 2024£1,454
May 2024£1,450
Apr 2024£1,443
Mar 2024£1,435
Feb 2024£1,428
Jan 2024£1,421
Dec 2023£1,414
Nov 2023£1,405
Oct 2023£1,398
Sept 2023£1,390
Aug 2023£1,382
Jul 2023£1,374
Jun 2023£1,369
May 2023£1,366
Apr 2023£1,363
Mar 2023£1,359
Feb 2023£1,354
Jan 2023£1,342
Dec 2022£1,329
Nov 2022£1,316
Oct 2022£1,312
Sept 2022£1,308
Aug 2022£1,305
Jul 2022£1,302
Jun 2022£1,299
May 2022£1,296
Apr 2022£1,292
Mar 2022£1,289
Feb 2022£1,286
Jan 2022£1,282
Dec 2021£1,276
Nov 2021£1,268
Oct 2021£1,261
Sept 2021£1,256
Aug 2021£1,254
Jul 2021£1,253
Jun 2021£1,251
May 2021£1,248
Apr 2021£1,242
Mar 2021£1,233
Feb 2021£1,224
Jan 2021£1,219
Dec 2020£1,219
Nov 2020£1,217
Oct 2020£1,214
Sept 2020£1,211

Average house price

£459,235Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £392,205 to £466,563. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£466.6k£429.4k£392.2k202020232026
Jul 2026£459,235

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£459,235
Jun 2026£458,186
May 2026£458,451
Apr 2026£449,133
Mar 2026£451,483
Feb 2026£450,796
Jan 2026£459,023
Dec 2025£463,105
Nov 2025£466,563
Oct 2025£463,912
Sept 2025£455,543
Aug 2025£450,355
Jul 2025£445,874
Jun 2025£451,317
May 2025£454,786
Apr 2025£452,866
Mar 2025£452,443
Feb 2025£450,391
Jan 2025£452,896
Dec 2024£444,293
Nov 2024£444,761
Oct 2024£443,110
Sept 2024£443,590
Aug 2024£442,623
Jul 2024£442,083
Jun 2024£447,752
May 2024£444,975
Apr 2024£437,255
Mar 2024£430,059
Feb 2024£425,609
Jan 2024£427,140
Dec 2023£429,394
Nov 2023£433,855
Oct 2023£442,660
Sept 2023£443,905
Aug 2023£443,293
Jul 2023£438,878
Jun 2023£438,245
May 2023£439,419
Apr 2023£444,829
Mar 2023£447,958
Feb 2023£449,418
Jan 2023£448,588
Dec 2022£447,370
Nov 2022£448,738
Oct 2022£452,532
Sept 2022£450,865
Aug 2022£446,854
Jul 2022£439,403
Jun 2022£434,341
May 2022£428,856
Apr 2022£422,963
Mar 2022£418,428
Feb 2022£418,915
Jan 2022£420,066
Dec 2021£423,266
Nov 2021£422,928
Oct 2021£420,696
Sept 2021£414,976
Aug 2021£415,623
Jul 2021£411,284
Jun 2021£408,592
May 2021£402,158
Apr 2021£402,750
Mar 2021£405,067
Feb 2021£407,987
Jan 2021£406,881
Dec 2020£405,986
Nov 2020£399,945
Oct 2020£397,325
Sept 2020£392,508
Aug 2020£392,205
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate95.1%Mean across 296 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Dacorum; 71,286 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.5%Local authority: Dacorum; 71,286 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 296 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Dacorum; 71,286 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Dacorum; 71,286 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 7 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station3.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.4 km
  • Nearest post office0.5 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.5 km
  • Nearest hospital1.4 km
  • Nearest gym1.4 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.9 km
  • Nearest community centre0.4 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking1.1 km
  • Nearest Waitrose7 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 7 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km16 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
6.99 km
Tesco
0.40 km
Sainsbury's
2.63 km
Aldi
1.19 km
Lidl
1.40 km
M&S
7.58 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
7
Grade II
7

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond)
29.90 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Old Bell Gate
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Midland
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

5Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset12.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,536recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
604
Anti-social behaviour
318
Vehicle crime
136
Criminal damage and arson
110
Public order
91
Other theft
80
Burglary
57
Drugs
46
Shoplifting
27
Other crime
24
Robbery
24
Possession of weapons
9
Bicycle theft
5
Theft from the person
5

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider HP2 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from HP2 5. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom HP2 5Shared evidence
HP2 5Hemel HempsteadThis area · Dacorum
£365,000
163
This area
Reference sector
ME15 9ME15 9 in Maidstone area guideMaidstone
£360,000£5,000 lower than this area
145
90 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability95%93%
CM19 4CM19 4 in Harlow area guideHarlow
£350,000£15,000 lower than this area
112
37.5 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability95%96%
Nearest station3.1 km2.9 km
BH9 2BH9 2 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area guideBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
£360,000£5,000 lower than this area
119
149.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
CM2 6CM2 6 in Chelmsford area guideChelmsford
£365,000Same recorded median as this area
225
66.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability95%96%
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector HP2 5, not the whole of Dacorum. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 296 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Dacorum; 71,286 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Dacorum; 71,286 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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