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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Berkhamsted Town | Dacorum | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 66 | 89 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 88% | 85% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 27% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 56% | 38% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 8.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 58% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Berkhamsted, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Brownlow Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 354); 15 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (6.6 km) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School (10.3 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Waitrose, 300 m away, with Platform Wines closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Street Surgery (550 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Berkhamsted Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 16 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 30 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Chris's Catering is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Berkhamsted Football Club the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 50% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Berkhamsted).
There are 45 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is The Moor, 200 m away; for exercise, Fives Courts (300 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 18 km away.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Bridgewater Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Ashlyns School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John F Kennedy Catholic School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berkhamsted School | Independent | 500 m | 47.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Egerton-Rothesay School | Independent | 1.8 km | 1.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Berkhamsted Town | Dacorum | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school |
| Berkhamsted Town | Dacorum | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 65 min | 93 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 48 min | 83 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 12 min | 20 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.1 km | 2.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 58% | 39% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 12% | 14% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Berkhamsted Town | Dacorum | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 30 | 8 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 73% | 81% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 59% | 61% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 3 | 8 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Northchurch & Potten End | 42 | 0 | 81 min | 2 | £694k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tring East, Wigginton & Aldbury | 44 | 0 | 90 min | 6 | £713k |
| Tring West & Long Marston | 47 | 0 | 97 min | 4 | £603k |
| Berkhamsted West | 54 | 0 | 75 min | 5 | £788k |
| Bovingdon & Chipperfield | 54 | 0 | 104 min | 2 | £657k |
| Chaulden | 55 | 0 | 72 min | 10 | £438k |
| Kings Langley | 60 | 0 | 82 min | 2 | £605k |
| Berkhamsted South | 62 | 0 | 63 min | 5 | £719k |
| Berkhamsted Town (this one) | 66 | 0 | 48 min | 5 | £681k |
| Woodhall Farm | 66 | 0 | 104 min | 2 | £398k |
| Nash Mills & Bennetts End | 71 | 0 | 74 min | 9 | £421k |
| Tring North | 76 | 0 | 90 min | 6 | £463k |
| Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden | 84 | 0 | 141 min | 0 | £452k |
| Boxmoor & Apsley | 85 | 0 | 66 min | 12 | £454k |
| Leverstock Green | 86 | 0 | 87 min | 4 | £530k |
| Grovehill | 87 | 0 | 93 min | 5 | £368k |
| Corner Hall | 91 | 0 | 79 min | 13 | £444k |
| Highfield | 107 | 0 | 84 min | 7 | £347k |
| Warners End | 108 | 0 | 80 min | 5 | £418k |
| Gadebridge & Old Town | 123 | 0 | 86 min | 10 | £406k |
| Maylands & Adeyfield | 167 | 0 | 85 min | 5 | £446k |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 204 | 0 | 74 min | 16 | £331k |
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 21 min | 18 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 65 min | 62 min |
| Milton Keynes city centre | 48 min | 47 min |
| Luton airport | 3 h 00 | 35 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).