Market town
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
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The short answer
Lovely canal town with a serious school at its heart — but it is a one-trick pony, and the high street runs out quickly.
Key stats
Commute to Euston
32 min peak · 45 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to station
5 min
Grammar schools within 6 miles
1
Schools
- UnratedChesham Grammar School3.9 miles away · Grammar
- GoodAshlyns School0.4 miles away
- GoodThe Thomas Coram Church of England School0.6 miles away
- GoodBovingdon Primary Academy2.8 miles away
Property market
Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.
Detached
£1.25m–£1.5m
10 recent sales
Semi-detached
£500k–£600k
10 recent sales
Terraced
£600k–£700k
5 recent sales
Flat
£300k–£400k
5 recent sales
Recent example sales
- Semi-detached · HP4 2EL£763,000
- Terraced · HP4 2WQ£670,000
- Flat/Maisonette · HP4 1DN£255,000
Well-known pubs nearby
- The Goat0.1 mi
- Mad Squirrel0.1 mi
- The Crown0.1 mi
- Kings Arms Hotel0.1 mi
- The Boat0.2 mi
Green space nearby
- The Moor0.2 mi
- Butts Meadow0.2 mi
- Grass Quad0.3 mi
Lifestyle at a glance
45
Restaurants
3/10
Arts & culture
8
Health clubs
12
Nurseries
Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above.
Neighbourhoods
- High Street and Castle
- Chesham Road and Boxwell Road
- Northchurch and Potten End
Practicalities
Crime
Very low
Index 26 · well below average
Average broadband
200 Mbps
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