# WD4 8DT: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

WD4 8DT is a postcode in Dacorum.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dacorum. Open the map at WD4 8DT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [WD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd4) › [WD4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wd4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 63% on July. Dacorum 022A: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **Kings Langley, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **No property in WD4 8DT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 022A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WD4 8DT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **Low road and rail noise at WD4 8DT**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Langley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-langley-primary-school-e117283) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Langley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-langley-school-e139036) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/divine-saviour-roman-catholic-primary-school-e146922) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Breakspeare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breakspeare-school-e117681) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tanners-wood-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117178) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbots Langley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbots-langley-school-e117083) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £770,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £197,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £499,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £627,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £610,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £705,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kings Langley (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY (370 m); HAVERFIELD SURGERY (530 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (480 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Kings Langley (490 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £459,235** (July 2026). Dacorum’s average house price was £459,235 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,485** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dacorum earned a median of £44,485 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 56th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.3×** (2025). A home in Dacorum costs 10.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 44th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.0** (2025). Dacorum has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dacorum 022A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Dacorum 022A has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,840th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 022A was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,960** (2021). Dacorum 022A had 1,960 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,999th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 022A, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WD4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WD4 was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 169th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,155** (2021). WD4 had 11,155 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 782nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WD4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.4%** (January 2026). In WD4, 81.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum)
- Centre: 51.7104, -0.4455

Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South West Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-hertfordshire): Mr Gagan Mohindra (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4455,51.7104,WD48DT

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