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On Gravel Path, in Berkhamsted Town
What it's like at HP4 2PH: every home that has sold on Gravel Path 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Gravel Path; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 64 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Cropthorne Cottage, Gravel PathDetached | Dec 1995 | £240,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield House, Gravel PathDetached | Feb 2000 | £750,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Meadow View, Gravel PathDetached | Aug 2024 | £2,200,000 | 314 m² | £7,006/m² | 3 |
| Merriams, Gravel PathDetached | Jun 2009 | £960,000 | 455 m² | £2,110/m² | 2 |
| White Hill Cottage, Gravel PathDetached | Aug 2006 | £1,155,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Winton House, Gravel PathDetached | Sept 1999 | £800,000 | – | – | 2 |
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 10-minute walk (650 m), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ashlyns School, 1.4 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 Asda Express PFS Hall Park, 750 m away, with Castle Village Management Ltd - The Kiosk closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Manor Street Surgery (650 m), with Hubert Figg Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Savages 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.
The Drawbridge Bistro at Castle Village is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Boat the nearest pub (450 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, 650 m away; for exercise, Fives Courts (600 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.
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.
15 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%.
2 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 2PH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Gravel Path in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 40 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.1% | 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 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.