Property market | £548,108 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Luton (13.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 81.1mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 86.8% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 13.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 27 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 529 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South West Hertfordshire level) | |
Community | Median age is 40.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Hertfordshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dacorum) | |
Commute (approx) | - Euston (27 mins) - Marylebone (32 mins) - Birmingham New Street (85 mins) - Highbury & Islington (88 mins) | |
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£548,108 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Luton (13.6 miles) | |
81.1mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 40.7 | Happiness is Below Average for Hertfordshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 27 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 529 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (South West Hertfordshire level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dacorum) | |
- Euston (27 mins) - Marylebone (32 mins) - Birmingham New Street (85 mins) - Highbury & Islington (88 mins) | |
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Venus Hill has one main store nearby, Tesco Bovingdon High Street Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: The Bell Inn, The Bricklayers Arms, The Green Dragon. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: HACRO, Zeera.
The property market in Venus Hill has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £1,008,085, which is up 0.3% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £548,108 (down -0.2% on last year) , a terraced house £411,926 (down -1.2% on last year) and a flat £281,952. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £1,031 per month. Property prices in Venus Hill are similar to the average property prices across Hertfordshire and are much higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Venus Hill, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Hertfordshire region.
Property data is based on Dacorum level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Venus Hill, or click here to browse the longer list of Venus Hill property transactions from 2023.
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Venus Hill has one school nearby: Bovingdon Primary Academy (Academy) which is a primary school based in Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street, Hemel Hempstead. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Bovingdon Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (4/21/2008) | Ofsted Report Link | Hemel Hempstead |
School | Type |
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Bovingdon Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (4/21/2008) |
Station | Distance from Venus Hill | Commute options |
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Chalfont & Latimer A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Marylebone (37 mins - Chiltern Railways) View details |
Berkhamsted A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Euston (36 mins - West Midlands Trains - £385 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 93 mins - London Overground - £385 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Southern - £385 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 99 mins - Southern - £385 monthly fare) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 110 mins - London Overground - £385 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (2 change(s) - 120 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Thameslink - £385 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Southern - £385 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 139 mins - Southern) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 156 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Chorleywood A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Marylebone (33 mins - Chiltern Railways - £663 monthly fare) View details |
Tring A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Euston (32 mins - Avanti West Coast - £416 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (85 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 98 mins - London Overground - £416 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Southern - £416 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Southern - £416 monthly fare) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 115 mins - London Overground - £416 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Thameslink - £416 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 127 mins - Southern - £416 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 127 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (143 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Southern) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Dacorum) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Dacorum residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 86.8% | 81.7% |
Asian | 5.8% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 3.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.8% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.2% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the South West Hertfordshire consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.7% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 12.8% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.7% | 27 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 24.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 3.8% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 7.6% | |
Routine occupations | 6.8% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.1% | 529 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.9% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Hertfordshire is very fast (96mbps). Venus Hill is slower than this, with average download speeds of 81.1mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the South West Hertfordshire level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 81.1 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 96.0% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the Dacorum level:
Type | Dacorum | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 61 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 4 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 22 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Venus Hill.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Herts and North London | River Misbourne | The River Misbourne at Great Missenden, Amersham and The Chalfonts |
Herts and North London | River Gade; River Bulbourne | The River Gade and Bulbourne at Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Frogmore End, Kings Langley and Croxley |
Herts and North London | River Chess | The River Chess at Chesham, Chenies and Loudwater |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Venus Hill, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £548,108 Detached: £1,008,085 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 21.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
St Albans, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £741,427 Detached: £1,221,641 | 55 | Primary: 22Secondary: 12 | 24.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £741,427 Detached: £1,221,641 | 55 | Primary: 15Secondary: 6 | 24.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Radlett, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £640,226 Detached: £1,193,175 | 70 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Tring, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £548,108 Detached: £1,008,085 | 61 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 | 21.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £548,108 Detached: £1,008,085 | 61 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 | 21.7% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Essendon, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Cuffley, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 4Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 7.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Welwyn, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local John Lewis | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 6.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £517,700 Detached: £872,882 | 48 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 | 19.0% residents in higher managerial positions 4.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Bayford, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market | Semi-detached: £517,700 Detached: £872,882 | 48 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Royston, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £476,343 Detached: £776,414 | 48 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £476,343 Detached: £776,414 | 48 | Primary: 16Secondary: 5 | 24.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Stevenage, Hertfordshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £413,567 Detached: £661,730 | 91 | Primary: 25Secondary: 9 | 12.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Venus Hill, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £548,108 Detached: £1,008,085 | 61 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
St Albans, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £741,427 Detached: £1,221,641 | 55 | Primary: 22Secondary: 12 |
Harpenden, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £741,427 Detached: £1,221,641 | 55 | Primary: 15Secondary: 6 |
Radlett, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £640,226 Detached: £1,193,175 | 70 | Primary: 7Secondary: 2 |
Tring, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £548,108 Detached: £1,008,085 | 61 | Primary: 6Secondary: 2 |
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £548,108 Detached: £1,008,085 | 61 | Primary: 10Secondary: 3 |
Essendon, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Cuffley, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 4Secondary: |
Welwyn, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local John Lewis | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 |
Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £525,194 Detached: £952,778 | 69 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £517,700 Detached: £872,882 | 48 | Primary: 11Secondary: 6 |
Bayford, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market | Semi-detached: £517,700 Detached: £872,882 | 48 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Royston, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £476,343 Detached: £776,414 | 48 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Hitchin, Hertfordshire Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £476,343 Detached: £776,414 | 48 | Primary: 16Secondary: 5 |
Stevenage, Hertfordshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £413,567 Detached: £661,730 | 91 | Primary: 25Secondary: 9 |
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