What can you afford in Dacorum?
1,650 homes changed hands in Dacorum over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £453,750 or less, a quarter for under £350,000, and three quarters for under £650,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £90,750 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £91,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 10.2× the local median full-time salary of £44,485 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Dacorum
£453,750
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £350,000
- Three quarters under
- £650,000
- Sales
- 1,650
- HPI average
- £454,770
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,650 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 1.8% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 3.7% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 10.8% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 31.3% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 59% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £260,000 · 357 | ≈£52,000 |
| Terraced house | £417,750 · 576 | ≈£83,550 |
| Semi-detached house | £538,500 · 364 | ≈£107,700 |
| Detached house | £800,000 · 353 | ≈£160,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Dacorum average prices up 0% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- County Durham
- Coventry
- Crawley
- Croydon
- Cumberland
- Darlington
- Dartford
- Denbighshire
- Derbyshire Dales
- Doncaster
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.