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Merling Croft, Northchurch, Berkhamsted

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£565,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£458,556
18 sales
Price range
£225k – £610k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2026
HP4 3XB

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At a glance

House prices£565k average27% below the Berkhamsted average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station28 min walkBerkhamsted station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% freeholdAcross 19 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

18 property sales on Merling Croft, Northchurch, Berkhamsted have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £565,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £501,875. That is 27% below the Berkhamsted average of £770,341 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 44% terraced, 28% semi-detached, 17% flat. Recorded sale prices on Merling Croft range from £225,000 to £610,000. 79% of homes sold here were freehold and 21% leasehold. Of 60 streets in Berkhamsted with at least two sales in the last year, Merling Croft ranks 43rd for average price.

House prices on Merling Croft compared

Merling Croft£565,000
HP4 postcode area£772,102
Berkhamsted£770,341
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all HP4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £403,750 (4 sales)2016£404k2017: £355,000 (2 sales)2017£355k2018: £540,000 (1 sales)2018£540k2019: £450,000 (1 sales)2019£450k2021: £378,750 (2 sales)2021£379k2022: £491,500 (1 sales)2022£492k2023: £500,000 (3 sales)2023£500k2024: £490,000 (1 sales)2024£490k2025: £550,000 (2 sales)2025£550k2026: £600,000 (1 sales)2026£600k

Tenure: 79% freehold and 21% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£501,87510 Jul 2026
Semi-detached5£512,30028 Jul 2023
Flat3£242,50020 Dec 2021
Detached2£475,0005 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Merling Croft

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 10 Jul 2026£600,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 5 Dec 2025£530,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 17 Mar 2025£570,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 25 Jan 2024£490,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 15 Sep 2023£470,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 28 Jul 2023£610,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 9 Jun 2023£420,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 10 Aug 2022£491,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 20 Dec 2021£257,500 FlatLeasehold
36, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 12 Mar 2021£500,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 23 Dec 2020£235,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 22 Aug 2019£450,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 22 Jun 2018£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 8 Sep 2017£225,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 4 Aug 2017£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 17 Nov 2016£485,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 23 Sep 2016£245,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 5 Jul 2016£450,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Merling Croft HP4 3XB 7 Jan 2016£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
17, Merling Croft £540,000 (Jun 2018) → £610,000 (Jul 2023) +13%
over 5 yrs
15, Merling Croft £225,000 (Sep 2017) → £235,000 (Dec 2020) +4%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Merling Croft

Crime

46 crimes were reported within about a mile of Merling Croft in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences20
Anti-social behaviour9
Burglary5
Criminal damage & arson3
Other theft3
Public order2

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

Flood risk

Merling Croft 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 Merling Croft

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch 226 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Westfield Primary School 140 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Egerton-Rothesay School 157 pupils Other independent school Christian 6–19 Report 0.7 mi
Bridgewater Primary School 459 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 144 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Greenway Primary and Nursery School 229 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School 141 pupils Primary Church of England 3–7 Requires improvement Report 1.4 mi
Berkhamsted School 1,439 pupils Other independent school Anglican/Christian 11–19 Report 1.5 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 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
  • Tring station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
  • Hemel Hempstead station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Darr's Lane (opp, High Street) 1 min walk
  • Darr's Lane (adj, High Street) 1 min walk
  • Darr's Lane (nr, High Street) 1 min walk
  • St Mary's CE First School (o/s, New Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Gossoms End Surgery
    Victory Road, Berkhamsted · 0.8 mi
  • The Manor Street Surgery
    Annandale Hse, Manor Street, Berkhamsted · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Northchurch Express · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Berkhamsted · 1.0 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Berkhamsted SF · 1.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Berkhamsted · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Acorn Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Boots · 1.4 mi
  • Hubert Figg Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Mydentist · 1.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • 22 Kings Road (dental Surgery) · 1.4 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.7%62.5%
Private rented11.6%20.3%
Social rented20.7%17.1%
Households662

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.0%64.1%
Aged 65+26.0%18.6%
Residents1,351

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 Merling Croft

Ethnic group

HereDacorum
White93.7%86.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%5.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%3.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.2%

Religion

HereDacorum
Christian48.8%46.4%
No religion40%41.1%
Not answered7.7%6%
Muslim1%3.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.5%
Hindu0.6%1.6%
Jewish0.5%0.6%
Other religion0.5%0.5%

Country of birth

HereDacorum
Born in the UK90.7%85.7%
Born outside the UK9.3%14.3%

Highest qualification

HereDacorum
Level 4 qualifications and above41.3%37.8%
No qualifications17.8%14.7%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%16%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%10.1%
Apprenticeship5.6%4.8%
Other qualifications2.4%2.4%

General health

HereDacorum
Very good health49.9%52%
Good health32.5%33.1%
Fair health13.1%11.1%
Bad health3.5%3.1%
Very bad health1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereDacorum
1 car or van in household43.2%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household28.1%32.3%
No cars or vans in household21.5%14.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%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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