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On Castle Gateway, in Berkhamsted Town
What it's like at HP4 1LH: every home that has sold on Castle Gateway since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Castle Gateway; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Castle GatewayDetached | May 1996 | £295,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Castle GatewayDetached | Feb 2007 | £475,000 | 245 m² | £1,939/m² | 4 |
| 4, Castle GatewayDetached | Jun 2009 | £584,000 | 173 m² | £3,376/m² | 4 |
| 6, Castle GatewayDetached | Oct 2019 | £1,170,000 | 189 m² | £6,190/m² | 2 |
| Berkhamstead Place, Castle GatewayOther | Apr 2020 | £92,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Castle Hill Avenue, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 354); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Bridgewater Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 1.6 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).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 650 m away; Platform Wines (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gossoms End Surgery (950 m), with Acorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Close Shave is 700 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.
Isalie is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Kitcheners Bowls Club the nearest pub (300 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 Canal Fields, 550 m away; for exercise, Fives Courts (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 18 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ash | II* | 50 m |
| Pear Tree Cottage the Keep | II | 70 m |
| Great Barn at Castle Hill Farm | II* | 110 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency: Victoria Collins MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 10,708 (19.7%), turnout 75%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 50%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 8%, Labour 8%.
5 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HP4 1LH →
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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Castle Gateway in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 86.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.1% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 52 min
Nearest: Leighton Buzzard Light Railway · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.