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Sold £5,212/m² · Median sold £495,369 (1,483 sales) · Index -0.3% y/y · Turnover 2.1% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
Dacorum: sold price per m² £5,212/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales). +0.2% on the previous 12 months.
£5,212/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,483 sales
+0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales.
£495,369 12 months to Jun 2026
1,483 sales
-1.9% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,483 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
£498,150 12 months to Sep 2026
6,609 listings
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,609 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
Dacorum: asking rent £1,677/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,441 lets).
£1,677/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,441 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,441 lets.
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,925 lets
+4.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,925 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking price in Dacorum runs from £214,491 for 1 bedroom to £1,220,246 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £214,491 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.3% on the previous 12 months | 604 |
| 2 bedrooms | £349,482 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.8% on the previous 12 months | 1810 |
| 3 bedrooms | £504,585 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.4% on the previous 12 months | 2097 |
| 4 bedrooms | £757,646 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.1% on the previous 12 months | 1506 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £1,220,246 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -6.9% on the previous 12 months | 568 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Dacorum: turnover 2.1% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,459 sales). -29% on the previous 12 months.
2.1% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,459 sales
-29% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,459 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
3,018 12 months to Sep 2026
3,018 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,018 listings.
4,141 12 months to Sep 2026
4,141 listings
+25.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,141 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
132 agents listed homes for sale in Dacorum; the three largest took 20% of the listings.
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Corporate landlords hold 64% of the 1,808 units in Dacorum whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Dacorum ranks 6th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for sold price per m², at £5,212/m².
Dacorum ranks 6th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for sold price per m², at £5,212/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Albans | £6,789/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,350 | measured |
| 2 | Three Rivers | £6,179/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 810 | measured |
| 3 | Hertsmere | £6,061/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 854 | measured |
| 4 | Watford | £5,388/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 609 | measured |
| 5 | East Hertfordshire | £5,279/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,589 | measured |
| 6 | Dacorum | £5,212/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,483 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in Hertfordshire
Dacorum ranks 8th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,244 | measured |
| 2 | Stevenage | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,197 | measured |
| 3 | Welwyn Hatfield | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,149 | measured |
| 4 | East Hertfordshire | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,357 | measured |
| 5 | Broxbourne | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,177 | measured |
| 8 | Dacorum | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,925 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Hertfordshire
Dacorum ranks 4th of 10 local authorities in Hertfordshire for turnover, at 2.1%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Hertfordshire | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,611 | measured |
| 2 | Broxbourne | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 931 | measured |
| 3 | North Hertfordshire | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,305 | measured |
| 4 | Dacorum | 2.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,459 | measured |
| 5 | St. Albans | 2.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,335 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities in Hertfordshire
HP4 leads the 7 postcode districts within Dacorum for sold price per m², at £7,119/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HP4 | £7,119/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 267 | measured |
| 2 | AL3 | £6,796/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 254 | measured |
| 3 | HP23 | £5,678/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 207 | measured |
| 4 | WD4 | £5,425/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 87 | indicative |
| 5 | HP3 | £5,059/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 311 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts within Dacorum
HP2 leads the 7 postcode districts within Dacorum for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HP2 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 749 | measured |
| 2 | HP3 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 509 | measured |
| 3 | HP1 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 545 | measured |
| 4 | AL3 | 3.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 386 | measured |
| 5 | WD4 | 3.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 212 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Dacorum
HP4 leads the 5 postcode districts within Dacorum for turnover, at 2.4%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HP4 | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 266 | measured |
| 2 | HP1 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 265 | measured |
| 3 | HP3 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 312 | measured |
| 4 | AL3 | 2.0% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 255 | measured |
| 5 | HP2 | 1.7% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 323 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts within Dacorum
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 1,483 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 1,483 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,609 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,018 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | 239 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,441 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,925 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 1,459 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,018 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,141 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,468 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | First listing to registered completion, over the listings matched to a registered sale; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | 239 matched sales |
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