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Dacorum

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
212,257
Households
63,417
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
63,417
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£458,078
Median property price
£1,365
Median rent
4,032
Postcodes
63,417
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£458,078
Median property price
£1,365
Median rent
4,032
Postcodes

Sold prices in Dacorum

England & Wales
Property sales · Dacorum
HM Land Registry · Dacorum
Average price
£534,986
YoY: +0.2%
Median price: £458,016
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 71 sales · avg £544,824
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£601k£531k£461k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
374
YoY stable
430355280
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
294
YoY -11%
329241153
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
54
YoY stable
926742
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
30
YoY -19%
674624
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
66
YoY stable
826548
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
64
YoY -7%
694725
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

1,062
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Dacorum

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

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.

Apply for a primary place via Hertfordshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Dacorum

Hemel Hempstead is a 32-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.6 km

  • Hemel Hempstead

    Rail

    2.6 km
  • Berkhamsted

    Rail

    3.6 km
  • Apsley

    Rail

    4.6 km
  • Kings Langley

    Rail

    8.0 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

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

Median private rent

£1,365/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,087
1 bed
£1,365
2 bed
£1,639
3 bed
£2,270
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Dacorum

Coordinates51.7626, -0.5099
Postcodes
4,032
Population (Census)
212,257
Households (Census)
63,417
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.0 per 1k

Demographics in Dacorum

Ethnicity

Total residents: 155,036
White Brit.78.8%
Other White6.5%
Indian2.2%
African1.8%
Pakistani1.7%
+ 3 other groups · 9.1%

Religion

Total residents: 155,094
Christian46.4%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 1.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 212,257
75–8473.0%
35–495.5%
25–344.7%
85 years and over4.5%
16–194.1%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.2%

Households

Total households: 63,417
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Other15.6%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
All members 66+8.8%
+ 7 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.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.07 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).