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Bencroft Road, Hemel Hempstead

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bencroft Road, Hemel Hempstead · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hemel-hempstead-hertfordshire/bencroft-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for HP2 5UY, HP2 5UX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£340,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£329,204
28 sales
Price range
£225k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 May 2026
HP2 5UY

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At a glance

House prices£329k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkHemel Hempstead station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 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

28 property sales on Bencroft Road, Hemel Hempstead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £340,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £331,642. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% terraced, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Bencroft Road range from £225,000 to £400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Bencroft Road compared

HP2 postcode area£385,293
Hemel Hempstead£446,293
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bencroft Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all HP2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £304,625 (4 sales)2016£305k2017: £287,500 (3 sales)2017£288k2018: £331,600 (5 sales)2018£332k2019: £290,000 (1 sales)2019£290k2020: £318,667 (3 sales)2020£319k2021: £316,000 (3 sales)2021£316k2022: £374,900 (3 sales)2022£375k2023: £376,000 (2 sales)2023£376k2024: £378,000 (1 sales)2024£378k2025: £345,000 (2 sales)2025£345k2026: £340,000 (1 sales)2026£340k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£331,6425 May 2026
Semi-detached2£297,50028 Jan 2021

Sold prices on Bencroft Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 5 May 2026£340,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 17 Oct 2025£350,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 18 Jan 2025£340,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 27 Nov 2024£378,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 20 Sep 2023£352,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 6 Jul 2023£400,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 23 Sep 2022£353,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 26 Aug 2022£385,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 3 Aug 2022£386,700 TerracedFreehold
8, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 18 Oct 2021£348,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 23 Jun 2021£375,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 28 Jan 2021£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 30 Oct 2020£306,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 14 Aug 2020£330,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 22 May 2020£320,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 21 Feb 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 30 Nov 2018£295,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 4 Oct 2018£337,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 3 May 2018£353,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 3 May 2018£323,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 12 Jan 2018£350,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 8 Dec 2017£325,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Bencroft Road HP2 5UX 25 Aug 2017£230,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 20 Jan 2017£307,500 TerracedFreehold
51, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 25 Nov 2016£296,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 24 Oct 2016£267,500 TerracedFreehold
43, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 12 Aug 2016£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Bencroft Road HP2 5UY 22 Mar 2016£285,000 TerracedFreehold

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
52, Bencroft Road £295,000 (Nov 2018) → £340,000 (Jan 2025) +15%
over 6 yrs
22, Bencroft Road £285,000 (Mar 2016) → £325,000 (Dec 2017) → £385,000 (Aug 2022) +35%
over 6 yrs
8, Bencroft Road £267,500 (Oct 2016) → £348,000 (Oct 2021) +30%
over 5 yrs
35, Bencroft Road £337,000 (Oct 2018) → £375,000 (Jun 2021) +11%
over 3 yrs
51, Bencroft Road £296,000 (Nov 2016) → £306,000 (Oct 2020) +3%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Bencroft Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Broadfield Academy 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
George Street Primary School 224 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Tudor Primary School 439 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Adeyfield Academy 858 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Lime Walk Primary School 212 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hobletts Manor Infants' School 214 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.7 mi
Hobletts Manor Junior School 237 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Dacorum Education Support Centre 11 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–16 Report 0.7 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

  • Hemel Hempstead station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Apsley station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Kings Langley station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Windmill Road West (NE-bound, Windmill Road) 2 min walk
  • Broadfield Road (opp, Adeyfield Road) 3 min walk
  • Broadfield Road (nr, Adeyfield Road) 3 min walk
  • Windmill Road West (SW-bound, Windmill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fernville Surgery
    Midland Road, Hemel Hempstead · 0.4 mi
  • Everest House Surgery
    Everest House, Everest Way, Hemel Hempstead · 0.6 mi
  • Bennetts End Surgery
    Gatecroft, Hemel Hempstead · 1.1 mi
  • Lincoln House Surgery
    163 London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Hemel Hempstead Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Hemel Hempstead · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Hemel Hempstead Extra · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Tudor Road · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Fernville Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Queens Square Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Alexandra Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 7 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.0%62.5%
Private rented13.5%20.3%
Social rented14.5%17.1%
Households676

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.1%64.1%
Aged 65+17.0%18.6%
Residents1,707

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 Bencroft Road

Ethnic group

HereDacorum
White86.1%86.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%5.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%2.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%3.4%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.2%

Religion

HereDacorum
Christian46.2%46.4%
No religion40.9%41.1%
Not answered6%6%
Muslim4.7%3.1%
Hindu1.5%1.6%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereDacorum
Born in the UK82.9%85.7%
Born outside the UK17.1%14.3%

Highest qualification

HereDacorum
Level 4 qualifications and above28.8%37.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.4%16%
No qualifications17.3%14.7%
Level 2 qualifications17.2%14.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%10.1%
Apprenticeship5.2%4.8%
Other qualifications2.3%2.4%

General health

HereDacorum
Very good health49.4%52%
Good health35.1%33.1%
Fair health12.1%11.1%
Bad health2.8%3.1%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereDacorum
1 car or van in household39.1%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household34.1%32.3%
No cars or vans in household15.2%14.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%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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