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On Swing Gate Lane, in Berkhamsted South
What it's like at HP4 2LN: every home that has sold on Swing Gate Lane 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Swing Gate Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 42 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 33, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £585,000 | 140 m² | £4,179/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37, Swing Gate LaneDetached | Aug 2021 | £760,000 | 109 m² | £6,972/m² | 2 |
| 39, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £965,000 | 160 m² | £6,031/m² | 4 |
| 62, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | May 2020 | £519,538 | 83 m² | £6,259/m² | 1 |
| 64, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2026 | £883,000 | 130 m² | £6,792/m² | 3 |
| 66, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | May 2013 | £310,000 | 82 m² | £3,780/m² | 1 |
| 72, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | May 2012 | £313,000 | 81 m² | £3,864/m² | 1 |
| 74, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | May 2006 | £270,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 76, Swing Gate LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £625,000 | 99 m² | £6,313/m² | 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: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Berkhamsted, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Sycamore Rise, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 354); 5 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Chesham Grammar School (6 km) and Dr Challoner's Grammar School (9.6 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express PFS Hall Park, 450 m away; Hall Park Asda Express Garages (Spar) (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Street Surgery (700 m), with Hubert Figg Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, USA Nails is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Watford General Hospital, 16 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Curry Garden is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Old Mill the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 49% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Berkhamsted).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Velvet Lawn, 200 m away; for exercise, Aspire Fitness (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 19 km away.
30 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.
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%.
3 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 2LN →
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 53% 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" Swing Gate Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 30 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.2% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.9% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.3% | 9.4% | 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 50 min
Nearest: Leighton Buzzard Light Railway · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.