What’s changing in Old Town

House prices in Old Town

Over the last six months, 30 homes sold within 0.6 miles of Old Town. Half sold for more than £390,000 and half for less. The cheapest was £90,000 and the dearest £800,000.

• Flat 4, Albyn HouseFlat · Tue 18 Aug£170,000
• 32 Cotterells, Hemel HempsteadTerraced house · Fri 31 Jul£350,000
• 12 Broadcroft, Hemel HempsteadTerraced house · Mon 27 Jul£412,500
• Flat 3, St Marys CourtFlat · Wed 22 Jul£268,000
• 8 Poets Chase, Hemel HempsteadTerraced house · Wed 22 Jul£390,000
• 11 Sun Square, Hemel HempsteadFlat · Fri 17 Jul£200,000
• 4A East Street, Hemel HempsteadDetached house · Fri 17 Jul£460,000
• 14 Seymour Crescent, Hemel HempsteadSemi-detached house · Mon 13 Jul£800,000

All 30 sales

Businesses in Old Town

• Yalla YallaLebanese restaurant · 10m 5
• Old Town ArtichokeOrganic grocery store · 10m 4
• GLO Skin SpecialistsBeauty salon · 20m
• Koch Dr HK & AssociateDental clinic · 10m
• Sports DirectSporting goods store · 0.1 miles
• Vets4PetsVeterinarian · 0.2 miles
• 1st Choice Technical ServicesAutomotive service · 70m
• Price Support ServicesContractor · 70m

All 471 businesses in Old Town

Planning applications in Old Town

No planning applications here in the last month.

Fuel prices near Old Town

• UnleadedCheapest 164.9p at V G Merchants Limited, 1.3 miles · most around 171.9p · dearest 174.9p · 10 stations
• DieselCheapest 192.9p at Hemel Hempstead Extra, 1.0 miles · most around 198.4p · dearest 201.9p · 10 stations

Within two miles, from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, updated every half hour.

All 10 stations near Old Town, cheapest first

New food places and hygiene scores in Old Town

• Hygiene scoreTue 29 Sept0.6 miles

  Ella Ceylon Kitchen scored 5 out of 5 for hygiene

  Inspected 29 Sept. 5 means "very good". A mobile caterer.

  42 Bridge Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1EF
• Hygiene scoreSat 26 Septon your doorstep

  The Tea Tree scored 5 out of 5 for hygiene

  Inspected 26 Sept. 5 means "very good". A restaurant or café.

  23 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 3AA
• Hygiene scoreThu 24 Sept0.55 miles

  Lockers Park Preparatory School scored 5 out of 5 for hygiene

  Inspected 24 Sept. 5 means "very good". A school or college kitchen.

  Lockers Park School, Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1TL

All food & drink

What’s on in Old Town

• What’s onFri 6 Novon your doorstep

  Sparrows Comedy Club! at The Sparrow Bar

  Ladies and gentlemen of Hemel Hempstead, please be upstanding for our November headliner... President Obonjo of Lafta Republic! Comedy · From 19:00 · £10.00

  The Sparrow Bar, 25 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AA

Everything on & licensed

Schools in Old Town

• George Street Primary School Primary · 224 pupils · 0.15 miles Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2
• Gade Valley Primary School Primary · 236 pupils · 0.45 miles School remains Good (2022)
• The Collett School Special · 128 pupils · 0.45 miles School remains Good (2024)
• St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy Primary · 247 pupils · 0.45 miles Not inspected since it opened in 2024
• Laureate Academy Secondary · 703 pupils · 0.5 miles Good (2023)

All 5 schools and their Ofsted results

GPs, dentists and care in Old Town

• Quality Affordable Dentistry Dentist · on your doorstep Dentists aren’t rated by the CQC
• Quality Affordable Dentistry Dentist · on your doorstep Dentists aren’t rated by the CQC
• The Lodge Care Home Care home · 0.25 miles Good (2026): good in 4, requires improvement in 1
• Alexandra Care Home Nursing home · 0.25 miles Requires improvement (2022)
• St Pauls Care Centre Nursing home · 0.35 miles Outstanding (2020): outstanding in 2, good in 3
• Dr R Mapara and Partners GP surgery · 0.35 miles Good (2019)
• Hemel Smile Studios - Marlowes Dentist · 0.35 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2019
• Alexandra Dental Practice Dentist · 0.45 miles Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2026

All 15 health and care services

Charities in Old Town

• Lockers Park School Trust Limited The schools principal activities continue to be the provision of education in a day & boarding school for boys aged 4 - 13. £4.5m a year · Lockers Park School · 0.55 miles
• Dacorum Council For Voluntary Service Linking the public, corporate and voluntary sectors for the benefit of the community. £3.1m a year · High Street · on your doorstep
• Dens Limited DENS is on the frontline, tackling homelessness and poverty in Dacorum, by giving people the chance to build a better future. DENS… £2.6m a year · 0.2 miles
• The Relationships Counselling, Therapy And Mediation Service The Relationships Service provides counselling, therapy & family mediation, in-person and online, via qualified therapists &… £1.1m a year · St. Marys Road · 0.15 miles
• Sapphire School Of Gymnastics LTD Gymnastics sessions. £849k a year · Hillfield Road · 0.5 miles

All 38 charities

Crime in Old Town

189 crimes were reported within 0.6 miles of Old Town in August 2026. The most common were violence (80), anti-social behaviour (47), theft (16).

Crime by type

Old Town ranks 1st of 27 areas for crime, where 1st is the highest rate, at 196.3 per 1,000 residents a year. More on crime in Old Town