Typical 3-bedroom house£493kmost £429k–£569k
Houses per m²£5,444flats £4,911
Sold last year2361,642 in five years
Prices in Dacorum+3.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in HP3 sold for £493,046 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £429,248 and £568,755, for about 90 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Hemel Hempstead (£464,000).
236 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £211k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in HP3 9 (£5,351) and the most in HP3 0 (£5,644).
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 £2,248 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about HP3
Is HP3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Hemel Hempstead; prices in Dacorum are up 3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.9% against 43.8%); 236 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 HP3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in HP3 sold for £493,046 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £429,248 and £568,755.
Is HP3 expensive for Hemel Hempstead?
A 3-bedroom house in HP3 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Hemel Hempstead (£464,000).
How many homes sell in HP3 each year?
236 homes sold in the last year and 1,642 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near HP3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Two Waters Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near HP3?
For a 3-bedroom house, HP2 (£427k, 3 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.