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Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden

Middle area

North east Dacorum. 6,096 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 50 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£465,500
Joint 1,225th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,800
2,513th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
59.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Dacorum.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences170
Anti-social behaviour125
Other crime79
Criminal damage and arson44
Vehicle crime43
Burglary10
Drug offences7
Shoplifting4
Theft from the person3
Robbery2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden compares

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Markyate, Flamstead & GaddesdenMiddle
Median sale price22 middle areas, Dacorum · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dacorum22 areas from £330,000 to £780,000. The middle area is £460,907. Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden is £465,500.
£465,50011th most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Dacorum · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dacorum22 areas from 5,024 to 11,665. The middle area is 6,207. Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden is 5,800.
5,8007th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Dacorum · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dacorum22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Dacorum · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dacorum22 areas from 53.5% to 99.3%. The middle area is 91.4%. Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden is 59.8%.
59.8%2nd lowest

Is Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Dacorum.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (170), anti-social behaviour (125) and other crime (79).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Dacorum

These figures are published for the whole of Dacorum, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dacorum and not Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden alone. See Dacorum

Average house price
£450,935
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,485
56th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.1×
Joint 50th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.0
80th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden in brief

The median price paid for a home in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden was £465,500 in 2025.

Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden had 5,800 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden, 59.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.