Detached
£922,811
73% above the Dacorum average
20.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Dacorum? £532,720
The average house price in Dacorum is £532,720, based on 1,709 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.3% (£1,623) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,709
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Dacorum?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£573,050
8% above the Dacorum average
22.0% of sales
Terraced
£442,792
17% below the Dacorum average
35.2% of sales
Flats
£265,231
50% below the Dacorum average
22.1% of sales
Are house prices in Dacorum going up or down?
House prices in Dacorum are rising: up 0.3% (£1,623) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.3% (£120,834).
Past 12 months
+0.3%
+£1,623From £531,097 to £532,720
£545,886£531,097
Past 10 years
+29.3%
+£120,834From £411,886 to £532,720
£532,720£411,886
Quick answers for Dacorum
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£596,505
Highest average, reached in October 2025
How many homes sold?
1,709
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
35.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
31.9% of sales
How many people live in Dacorum?
155,086
1,888 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Dacorum?
63,388
772 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Dacorum?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.0% of the area · 60 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Dacorum?
68 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −8.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Little Gaddesden
£2,370,416
Least expensive
Markyate
£407,900
How does Dacorum rank?
4th most expensive area of Hertfordshire.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Dacorum?
The highest recorded sale prices in Dacorum, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
maxted house maxted road, hertfordshire
£5,000,000
Sold November 2024
View house details
How do house prices in Dacorum compare with nearby areas?
Dacorum compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hertfordshire.
Dacorum vs Three Rivers
- Dacorum
- £532,720
- Three Rivers
- £656,253+£123,533
Open comparison
Dacorum vs St Albans
- Dacorum
- £532,720
- St Albans
- £711,392+£178,672
Open comparison
Dacorum vs Watford
- Dacorum
- £532,720
- Watford
- £450,301−£82,419
Open comparison
Dacorum vs Hertsmere
- Dacorum
- £532,720
- Hertsmere
- £614,396+£81,676
Open comparison
Dacorum vs Welwyn Hatfield
- Dacorum
- £532,720
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290−£41,430
Open comparison
Dacorum vs Stevenage
- Dacorum
- £532,720
- Stevenage
- £349,168−£183,552
Open comparison
Which areas of Dacorum are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 16 areas of Dacorum, most expensive first.
- 1
£2,370,416
Change over one year: +66.6%
- 2
£979,937
Change over one year: −19.5%
- 3
£909,250
Change over one year: −16.4%
- 4
£871,956
Change over one year: −13.5%
- 5
£809,977
Change over one year: −4.0%
- 6
£800,034
Change over one year: +12.9%
- 7
£731,136
Change over one year: −13.6%
- 8
£729,285
Change over one year: +0.4%
- 9
£699,833
Change over one year: +6.0%
- 10
£680,554
Change over one year: −8.6%
- 11
£641,041
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 12
£615,287
Change over one year: +4.3%
- 13
£561,000
Change over one year: −4.8%
- 14
£558,321
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 15
£456,361
Change over one year: +22.1%
- 16
£407,900
Change over one year: −17.0%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Dacorum dataset covers 6,233 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.