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Birch Place, Berkhamsted

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Place, Berkhamsted · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/berkhamsted-hertfordshire/birch-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for HP4 3FU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£550,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£655,729
24 sales
Price range
£525k – £1.03m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Sep 2026
HP4 3FU

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At a glance

House prices£656k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station5 min walkBerkhamsted station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

24 property sales on Birch Place, Berkhamsted have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £550,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £647,955. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 92% flat, 8% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Place range from £525,000 to £1,025,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Birch Place compared

HP4 postcode area£772,102
Berkhamsted£770,341
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch Place has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all HP4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £652,222 (9 sales)2017£652k2018: £595,000 (8 sales)2018£595k2019: £784,375 (4 sales)2019£784k2022: £570,000 (1 sales)2022£570k2024: £850,000 (1 sales)2024£850k2026: £550,000 (1 sales)2026£550k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat22£647,95510 Sep 2026
Semi-detached2£741,25021 Nov 2019

Sold prices on Birch Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Birch Place HP4 3FU 10 Sep 2026£550,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Birch Place HP4 3FU 25 Feb 2025£750,000 OtherLeasehold
10, Birch Place HP4 3FU 12 Mar 2024£850,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Birch Place HP4 3FU 23 Aug 2022£570,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Birch Place HP4 3FU 21 Nov 2019£722,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, Birch Place HP4 3FU 5 Jul 2019£760,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
22, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Apr 2019£1,025,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Birch Place HP4 3FU 25 Apr 2019£630,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Birch Place HP4 3FU 31 Jul 2018£640,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
20, Birch Place HP4 3FU 31 Jul 2018£610,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Birch Place HP4 3FU 31 Jul 2018£615,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
14, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Jul 2018£525,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Birch Place HP4 3FU 1 Jun 2018£595,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Birch Place HP4 3FU 3 May 2018£600,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Apr 2018£580,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Birch Place HP4 3FU 16 Feb 2018£595,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
4, Birch Place HP4 3FU 12 Sep 2017£645,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
1, Birch Place HP4 3FU 28 Jul 2017£595,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
10, Birch Place HP4 3FU 28 Jul 2017£800,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
6, Birch Place HP4 3FU 14 Jul 2017£600,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
2, Birch Place HP4 3FU 11 Jul 2017£710,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
3, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Jun 2017£675,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
5, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Jun 2017£575,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
7, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Jun 2017£655,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
9, Birch Place HP4 3FU 30 Jun 2017£615,000 Flat New buildLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
1, Birch Place £595,000 (Jul 2017) → £550,000 (Sep 2026) -8%
over 9 yrs
16, Birch Place £722,500 (Nov 2019) → £750,000 (Feb 2025) +4%
over 5 yrs
10, Birch Place £800,000 (Jul 2017) → £850,000 (Mar 2024) +6%
over 7 yrs
15, Birch Place £595,000 (Jun 2018) → £570,000 (Aug 2022) -4%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Place

Crime

87 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Place in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences30
Anti-social behaviour26
Criminal damage & arson9
Vehicle crime7
Burglary4
Other theft3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Birch Place is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Rivers Gade and Bulbourne Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Birch Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School 141 pupils Primary Church of England 3–7 Requires improvement Report 0.1 mi
Berkhamsted School 1,439 pupils Other independent school Anglican/Christian 11–19 Report 0.2 mi
Ashlyns School 1,561 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery 144 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.5 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 144 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Greenway Primary and Nursery School 229 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Bridgewater Primary School 459 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Westfield Primary School 140 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Berkhamsted station 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Hemel Hempstead station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
  • Tring station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Town Hall (nr, High Street) 1 min walk
  • Town Hall (opp, High Street) 1 min walk
  • Kings Road (adj, High Street) 1 min walk
  • High Street (S-bound, Lower Kings Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Manor Street Surgery
    Annandale Hse, Manor Street, Berkhamsted · 0.3 mi
  • Gossoms End Surgery
    Victory Road, Berkhamsted · 0.6 mi
  • Archway Surgery
    52 High Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead · 3.0 mi
  • Parkwood Surgery
    Parkwood Drive Surgery, Parkwood Drive, Hemel Hempstead · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Berkhamsted Express · 0.1 mi
  • Cook Cook Berkhamsted · 0.1 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Berkhamsted · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Berkhamsted SF · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Acorn Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Hubert Figg Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • 22 Kings Road (dental Surgery) · 0.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Admiral House Dental Practice · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.7%62.5%
Private rented18.2%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households718

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.1%64.1%
Aged 65+15.3%18.6%
Residents1,784

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Dacorum with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birch Place

Ethnic group

HereDacorum
White94.7%86.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%3.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%5.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.5%1.2%

Religion

HereDacorum
No religion48.3%41.1%
Christian43.8%46.4%
Not answered5.4%6%
Jewish0.8%0.6%
Hindu0.6%1.6%
Muslim0.6%3.1%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Other religion0.2%0.5%

Country of birth

HereDacorum
Born in the UK89.4%85.7%
Born outside the UK10.6%14.3%

Highest qualification

HereDacorum
Level 4 qualifications and above68.1%37.8%
Level 3 qualifications9.8%16%
Level 2 qualifications9.7%14.2%
No qualifications5.3%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%10.1%
Apprenticeship1.9%4.8%
Other qualifications0.7%2.4%

General health

HereDacorum
Very good health66.6%52%
Good health26.1%33.1%
Fair health5.6%11.1%
Bad health1.3%3.1%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereDacorum
1 car or van in household46.7%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household33.4%32.3%
No cars or vans in household11%14.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%12.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dacorum.

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