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Kings Langley: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Kings Langley neighbourhood of Dacorum, England (ONS area Dacorum 022). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes HP3, WD4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WD4 8BN.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, changing little against Dacorum
Kings Langley is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it is changing little against Dacorum (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £650,000 and flats for £252,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Dacorum (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Kings Langley, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£650,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£252,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 8 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£59,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Kings Langley sits in Dacorum
- Typical house price: 7th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Dacorum
- Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Dacorum with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 7th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Dacorum
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Kings Langley
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dacorum, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Household income
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Kings Langley Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 4.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (about 26 min) and Milton Keynes Central (about 40 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Kings Langley Primary School 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Kings Langley School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E Watford General Hospital 8.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Kings Langley
What is the typical house price in Kings Langley?
£650,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
How does Kings Langley compare with the rest of Dacorum?
Typical house price: 7th highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Dacorum. Typical flat price: 8th highest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Dacorum with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Dacorum.
Is Kings Langley an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Kings Langley gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.07; 2 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Kings Langley?
Kings Langley. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 4.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (about 26 min) and Milton Keynes Central (about 40 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Kings Langley?
Nearest state primary school. Kings Langley Primary School. 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Kings Langley School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.