Kingside Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum
37 addresses across 2 postcodes (HP2), about 350 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 10342215.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Dacorum cost £450,935 in August 2026 (+0.1% on a year); private rents averaged £1,613 a month.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (B: 31).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A4147, carries 20,533 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Dacorum costs £2,409 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hemel Hempstead, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Margaret Lloyd Park, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 137 to 140 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Grove Hill Medical Centre, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 66 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Dacorum
A typical home in Dacorum cost £450,935 in August 2026, 0.1% more than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 21% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £913,529 |
| Semi-detached | £544,712 |
| Terraced | £418,630 |
| Flat or maisonette | £258,834 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £364,385 |
Private renters in Dacorum paid £1,613 a month on average in September 2026, 2.5% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,111 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,394 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,677 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,316 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: Flat (17); House, mid-terrace (8); House, semi-detached (6). Built: 2023 (31).
Each home's certificates and sales (31 addresses)
- 1, Kingside
- 2, Kingside
- 3, Kingside
- 4, Kingside
- 5, Kingside
- 6, Kingside
- 7, Kingside
- 8, Kingside
- 9, Kingside
- 10, Kingside
- 11, Kingside
- 12, Kingside
- 13, Kingside
- 14, Kingside
- 15, Kingside
- 16, Kingside
- 18, Kingside
- 19, Kingside
- 20, Kingside
- 21, Kingside
- 22, Kingside
- 23, Kingside
- 24, Kingside
- 25, Kingside
- 26, Kingside
- 27, Kingside
- 28, Kingside
- 29, Kingside
- 30, Kingside
- 31, Kingside
- 32, Kingside
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,020 kWh of it on average in 2024, 14% less than the district's 10,459 kWh, and 2,748 kWh of electricity, 18% less than the district's 3,364 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is HP2.
Council tax
What each band costs in Dacorum in 2026-27: Band D £2,409 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,606 | £1,873 | £2,141 | £2,409 | £2,944 | £3,479 | £4,014 | £4,817 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (69% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Marchmont Farm, Link Road, Hemel: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP2 6FE | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| HP2 6PG | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 37 addresses are between 137 m and 140 m above sea level (139 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP2 6PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hemel Hempstead 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Apsley 518,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Berkhamsted 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Washington Avenue Grovehill | 150 m |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Henry Wells Square Car Park | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 13.3 km (8.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grove Hill Medical Centre Good Feb 2023 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grovehill Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grove Hill Dental Centre | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Hemel Hempstead Hospital Requires improvement Jun 2020 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queensway House Good Dec 2021 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hemel Hempstead Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Margaret Lloyd Park 9.4 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Margaret Lloyd Park Play Area 890 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grovehill Playing Fields 13 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 130-136, Piccott's End, a listed building (Grade I), 810 m (0.5 miles) west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 130-136, Piccott's End | Listed building, Grade I | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Little Marchmont Marchmont House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Gadebridge Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| High Street Green Roman barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Charter Tower, Hemel Hempstead | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Hemel Water Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Howe Grove | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Yewtree Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Varney's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Hogstrough Dell | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Southern Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Piper's Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 37 |
1 of the street's 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dacorum: see them on the Dacorum page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aycliffe Drive Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 51% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 50% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Hammond Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 41% in 2024 and 41% in 2023) |
| Yewtree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Not met | 17% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 34% in 2024 and 25% in 2023) |
| Maple Grove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 36% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 17% in 2024 and 31% in 2023) |
| Jupiter Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| The Astley Cooper School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 33.5 (34.7 in 2025 and 37.2 in 2024); 20.7% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D+; progress average |
| George Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Holtsmere End Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | None published |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 72% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
| Gade Valley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 64% in 2023) |
| Hobletts Manor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 78% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 77% in 2024 and 65% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.3 km (0.8 miles); the nearest is 450 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Lloyd Playgroup HP2 6NG | Sessional day care | 31 | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Aycliffe Drive Pre-School CIO HP2 6LJ | Sessional day care | 46 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Rising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited HP2 6BJ | Full day care | 40 | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| The Bees Knees Day Nursery HP2 5TD | Full day care | 60 | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Complete Sports Ltd - Hammond Academy HP2 5TD | Out-of-school day care | 10 | Not inspected yet | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Good Shepherd After School Club at Yewtree Primary School HP2 5QR | Out-of-school day care | 18 | Not inspected yet | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Jack in the Box at Yewtree HP2 5SF | Sessional day care | 36 | Outstanding (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Kidz Zone Club - Jupiter Primary School HP2 5NT | Out-of-school day care | 23 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Squirrels Day Nurseries (Hemel) Ltd HP2 5NT | Full day care | 36 | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Theatretrain Hemel Hempstead HP2 7HL | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 841 childminders and 251 home childcarers (nannies) in Hertfordshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lomond Road (27); On or near Katrine Square (11); On or near Laidon Square (9); On or near Trevalga Way (8); On or near Tremaine Grove (6).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A4147 between Roundabout with A4146/A4147 and Roundabout A414/A4147, with 20,533 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 440 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4147 | Roundabout with A4146/A4147 to Roundabout A414/A4147 | 20,533 estimated; counted 2022 | 1% | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Laidon Square · Katrine Square · Leven Way · Rannoch Walk · Camborne Drive · Tremaine Grove · Penrose Court · Helston Grove · Trevalga Way · The Ridings · Lomond Road · Isenburg Way
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.