Typical 3-bedroom house£581kmost £475k–£697k
Houses per m²£6,079flats £4,628
Sold last year1641,077 in five years
Prices in Dacorum+3.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in HP23 sold for £581,442 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £474,617 and £696,815, for about 92 m² of space.
164 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £220k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in HP23 4 (£5,888) and the most in HP23 6 (£6,609).
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 £2,651 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £116,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.
Questions about HP23
Is HP23 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 (70% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.2% against 43.8%); 164 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 HP23?
A typical 3-bedroom house in HP23 sold for £581,442 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £474,617 and £696,815.
How many homes sell in HP23 each year?
164 homes sold in the last year and 1,077 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near HP23?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Grove Road Primary School, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near HP23?
For a 3-bedroom house, HP22 (£504k, 8 km), HP5 (£496k, 10 km), HP21 (£381k, 10 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.