Dacorum

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
155,081
Households
63,409
Crimes · Aug '26
1,269

Estimated population, mid-2025: 162,316 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

63,409
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
1,269
Crimes · Aug '26
£450,000
Median property price · Dacorum · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,589 sales
£1,613
Average rent, September 2026
4,032
Postcodes

Sold prices in Dacorum

England & Wales
Property sales · Dacorum
HM Land Registry · Dacorum
Average price
£546,862
Median price: £450,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,589 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 40 sales · avg £472,950
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£615k£543k£471k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Dacorum

England & Wales
Crime trends · Dacorum

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
436
YoY +17%
485407329
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
315
YoY stable
408293177
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
54
YoY -10%
1078154
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
30
YoY -52%
785328
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
74
YoY stable
988163
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
208
YoY +63%
236182128
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
61
YoY stable
825731
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
91
YoY stable
1038363
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

1,269
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Dacorum

Ethnicity

Total residents: 155,081
White Brit.78.7%
Other White6.4%
Indian2.2%
African1.8%
Pakistani1.7%
+ 14 other groups · 9.1%

Religion

Total residents: 155,082
Christian46.4%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.6%
+ 4 other religions · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 155,081
35–4921.2%
50–6419.8%
25–3412.9%
65–749.2%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%

Households

Total households: 63,409
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
One person: other15.6%
One person: aged 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Single family household, all members 66+8.7%
+ 9 other households · 34.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dacorum

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 7.07 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Dacorum

1% of postcodes (25 of 4032) are in Flood Zone 3 and 1% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 325 (1%)
  • Zone 228 (1%)
  • Zone 13,979 (99%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Dacorum

Hemel Hempstead is a 33-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.6 km

  • Hemel Hempstead

    Rail

    2.6 km
  • Berkhamsted

    Rail

    3.6 km
  • Apsley

    Rail

    4.7 km
  • Tring

    Rail

    8.8 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail

Amenities in Dacorum

GPs make up most of the mapped places

15 GPs · 8 Libraries · 6 Museums · 32 in all

  • GPs15
  • Libraries8
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Dacorum

Average rent, September 2026

£1,613/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£1,111
1 bed
£1,394
2 bed
£1,677
3 bed
£2,316
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Hertfordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Dacorum is the district council. School applications go through Hertfordshire.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire

Apply on GOV.UK. It sends you to Hertfordshire's application form.

Schools in Dacorum

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM ever 12%
Attainment 8
57.9

Last place offered: 3.8 mi.

Last criterion: Home to school distance of most distant child admitted under 'In Priority Area, Nearest School' (163 allocated): 3.8 mi. PAN: 240, Total Allocations: 240; Non ranked allocation 0

Hertfordshire didn't say how it measured distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

Hertfordshire allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry

Best schools in DacorumFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Dacorum

Coordinates51.7626, -0.5099
Postcodes
4,032
Census 2021
155,081

Estimated population, mid-2025: 162,316 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
63,409
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1,269

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