Buying a home in HP4, Berkhamsted. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£712kmost £593k–£849k
Houses per m²£7,381flats £5,561
Sold last year2281,591 in five years
Prices in Dacorum+3.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in HP4 sold for £712,121 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £593,478 and £848,742, for about 93 m² of space.

228 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £261k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in HP4 3 (£7,193) and the most in HP4 2 (£7,669).

Across Dacorum, prices are up 3% on a year ago and up 11.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,655 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,247 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in HP4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£302,101£268k–£320k43 m²21
2£520,500£457k–£607k64 m²311
3£712,121£593k–£849k93 m²394
4£850,000£762k–£1.04m122 m²199
5+£1,278,242£996k–£1.6m178 m²331

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£302k£521k£712k£850k£1.28m
Detached—£647k£849k£965k£1.35m
Semi-detached—£563k£659k£799k£996k
Terraced£302k£490k£679k£809k£1.03m
Flats£261k£350k£457k£574k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across HP4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
HP4 1£7,402£5,335
HP4 2£7,669£5,783
HP4 3£7,193£5,379

Schools near HP4

Best state primary within 2 kmGreenway Primary and Nursery School79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmJohn F Kennedy Catholic School62.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about HP4

Is HP4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Dacorum are up 3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.9% against 43.8%); 228 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in HP4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in HP4 sold for £712,121 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £593,478 and £848,742.

How many homes sell in HP4 each year?

228 homes sold in the last year and 1,591 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near HP4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Greenway Primary and Nursery School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near HP4?

For a 3-bedroom house, HP1 (£482k, 6 km), HP5 (£496k, 7 km), HP23 (£581k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.