WD4 postcode area guide — Dacorum
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WD4 postcode district in Dacorum — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WD4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.7%
Gigabit-capable
72.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WD4 postcode district (Dacorum) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 352 postcodes Ofcom measures in WD4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WD4 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WD4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WD4 8AB | 97.8% | 68.9% |
| WD4 8AD | 100% | 100% |
| WD4 8AG | 100% | 100% |
| WD4 8AH | 0% | 0% |
| WD4 8AJ | 100% | 70% |
| WD4 8AL | 75% | 50% |
| WD4 8AN | 100% | 100% |
| WD4 8AP | 100% | 100% |
| WD4 8AR | 100% | 100% |
| WD4 8AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Dacorum
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dacorum district (71,286 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
61.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WD4
Police recorded 35 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WD4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 14 | 40.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 11.4% |
| Other theft | 4 | 11.4% |
| Public order | 4 | 11.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 8.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 2.9% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WD4
Based on 100 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WD4 is £540,000, down 4.4% on the previous year (£565,000).
Detached
£830,000
25 sales
Semi-detached
£600,000
23 sales
Terraced
£462,500
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£270,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in WD4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | Wander Wharf | WD4 8SL |
| 1 May 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Harthall Lane | WD4 8JJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £626,505 | Detached | Abbots Rise | WD4 8AS |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £399,000 | Terraced | High Street | WD4 9HT |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Ovaltine Drive | WD4 8GY |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £412,500 | Semi-detached | Roman Gardens | WD4 8LP |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Home Park Mill Link | WD4 8FW |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £966,500 | Detached | Tylers Close | WD4 9QA |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Flat | Wharf Way | WD4 8FL |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £660,000 | Semi-detached | Toms Lane | WD4 8NB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dacorum demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dacorum district (155,081 residents, 63,412 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.2% |
| 15–29 | 21.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.2% |
| 45–64 | 19.8% |
| 65+ | 17.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 63.9% |
| Private rented | 14.5% |
| Social rented | 5.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WD4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Langley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,122 | WD4 9HN |
| Kings Langley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | WD4 8DQ |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury | Primary | 3–11 | 226 | WD4 8RJ |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield | Primary | 3–11 | 196 | WD4 9BS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WD4
79 rated food businesses operate in WD4. 56 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfeld Kings Langley Society - Garrad House, Arden House Nursing Home, Aspens Services Ltd @ St Paul's Primary School, Barista's Ltd, Bat and Ball Cafe t/a Monsters Munch Box.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WD4
From a sample of 190 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WD4 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
36%
Band D
23%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dacorum
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.