Dacorum
14 addresses across 1 postcode (HP3), about 80 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 10311739.
10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 7). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Dacorum costs £2,409 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises. The nearest railway station is Hemel Hempstead, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. There is a small park or garden about 660 m away, and Bovingdon Green (3.6 hectares) is about 780 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 157 to 159 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Archway Surgery, about 540 m away. About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 148 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (42% of about 600 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 1.0 km
- Hohturli, Village Road, Whelpley Hill, Buckinghamshire HP5 3RL, permissioned (940 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 157 m and 159 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP3 0RU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hemel Hempstead 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Berkhamsted 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Apsley 518,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest HMP Staff Quarters Bovingdon | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 20.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Archway Surgery | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Mount (Dental Practice) | 220 m |
| Hospital | Chesham Hospital (Op) | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Berkhamstead Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Long Chaulden | 4.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,930 m² | 660 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bovingdon Green 3.6 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 790 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,680 m² | 2.7 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m east. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m east |
| Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bovingdon Green Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m south |
| Baker's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Strawberry Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Homefield Spring | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Maple Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Old Dean | Valley | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 14 | 14 |
None of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovingdon Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prison Advice and Care Trust HP3 0NZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Base One Café HP3 0GH | Other catering premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Jack's Pizza Shack HP3 0ET | Mobile caterer | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tesco Bovingdon High Street Express (06261) HP3 0HG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 390 m | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Tapezze HP3 0ET | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 400 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bovingdon Owned HP3 0HG | Retailers - other | 420 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Manor Pharmacy HP3 0HG | Retailers - other | 420 m | Exempt | |
| Wine Rack HP3 0HG | Retailers - other | 420 m | Exempt | |
| Little Seeds Montessori HP3 0HG | Other catering premises | 420 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Village Mini Market HP3 0HG | Retailers - other | 420 m | 5 Very good | 29 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 73 |
| Other crime | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Prison (135); On or near Mitchell Close (9); On or near Balfour Mews (3); On or near Hyde Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- HP3 0RU: 14 addresses
Nearby streets
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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.