Strong on safety, with transport to consider

Ashridge at a glance

House prices
£1,077,500
Higher prices100th percentile
Schools
72nd percentile
Middle
Transport
15th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
32.6 per 1,000 residents
Strong91st percentile
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land6th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Ashridge a good place to live?

Ashridge may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dacorum below.

Ashridge and nearby areas

AreaMedian sale priceCrime per 1,000 residents
Ashridge£1,077,50032.6
Berkhamsted West£837,50048.5
Berkhamsted East£774,25057.7

Same sources and periods as the figures above. Each area has its own full guide.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Ashridge

Crime rate

Crime rate
32.6 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
91st percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to August 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Ashridge

House prices

Median sale price
£1,077,500
Percentile
100th percentile nationally

House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 14 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Crime by type in Ashridge

Recorded crime by type

The largest recorded type in Ashridge is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 11.4 per 1,000 residents: lower than Dacorum (30.3) and lower than England (35.9).

Crimes and anti-social behaviour recorded by police per 1,000 residents, 12 months to August 2026, from police.uk with 2021 Census population. Dacorum and England figures cover the same months and leave out areas whose police force did not publish every month.
TypeAshridgeDacorumEngland
Violence, sexual offences and weapons11.430.335.9
Criminal damage and arson6.15.86.8
Anti-social behaviour4.914.710.7
Theft, including shoplifting2.714.318.1
Burglary2.32.83.7
Vehicle crime2.34.85.3
Other crime1.11.92.2
Public order1.14.06.6
Drugs0.82.63.4
Robbery0.00.71.5

Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area

Schools in Ashridge

Schools

72nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Ashridge

Flood risk

Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Ashridge

Transport

15th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

FAQs

Is Ashridge a good place to live?

Ashridge may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Ashridge safe?

Ashridge ranks in the 91st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Ashridge?

The median sale price was £1,077,500 in the 12 months to August 2026. House prices are in the 100th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Ashridge?

Schools rank in the 72nd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Ashridge?

Nearby public profiles include Berkhamsted West in Dacorum and Berkhamsted East in Dacorum.