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Dudswell

11 sales in the last 12 months · median £660,000 · Dacorum

Among the least deprived
Dacorum Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control   17/51 seats · 33% · OCD 2026
70/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£660k
median price
-27.8%
5-year growth
73%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£660k
median sold price
11.9 yrs
of local pay to buy
-27.8%
5-year change
35 min
London — fastest
4
rail stations
73%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
0
grammar schools
80
schools total
16
Violence — most
7.6
NO₂ · WHO 10
1.6%
in a flood zone
602
green spaces
6.9
PM2.5 · WHO 5
291
eat & drink
76
shops
38.3%
gigabit
33
gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

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Sold price trend from Dacorum -27.8%

£259k£331k£404k£476k20142025£455,000
£280,000 in 2014 → £455,000 in 2025 · across Dacorum
Below this neighbourhood: the map places Dudswell among Dacorum's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Dudswell is a village in Hertfordshire with a population of 1,481. The median house price is £660,000, with detached properties at £715,000 and semi-detached at £660,000. Prices have fallen 27.8 percent over five years. Property per square metre costs £5,181.

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Of 326 rated properties, 41.1 percent have EPC ratings of C or better; the median band is D. Crime recorded 46 incidents in May 2026, led by violent crime with 16 reports and anti-social behaviour with 9. The area ranks highly on deprivation measures: about 85 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Nearest primary school is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch at 0.6 kilometres; Egerton-Rothesay School (secondary) is 1.4 kilometres away. Air quality shows low nitrogen dioxide at 7.6 annual mean and moderate particulate matter at 6.9. Flood risk is minimal at 1.6 percent in any flood zone. Broadband: 79.5 percent have superfast speeds and 38.3 percent gigabit-capable. The area is 57.4 percent green belt. Council tax band D is £2,381.40 for 2026/27. Dudswell conservation area contains 21 listed buildings.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-07-23T10:31:49Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-05
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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