Is Dacorum a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Dacorum, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 4,032 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Dacorum, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 4,032 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Dacorum sold for £459,235 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.0% on a year earlier. Across Dacorum, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Dacorum, the nearest primary school is Micklem Primary School, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest secondary is John F Kennedy Catholic School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Parkwood Surgery, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk.
Hemel Hempstead station is 1.6 mi away; the nearest park is 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.
Across Dacorum, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Dacorum sold for £459,235 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £933,699, semi-detached £554,562, terraced £425,934, flats £263,232. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Micklem Primary School, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is John F Kennedy Catholic School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Hemel Hempstead is 1.6 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £58,033 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.