HP1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hemel Hempstead, Warners End and Gadebridge, in Dacorum.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HP1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HP1, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HP1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP1 at a rate of 121.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.
In August 2026 alone, 296 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,098), anti-social behaviour (866) and other crime (476).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP1 was 129.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in HP1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP1 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacorum 010A | 2,123 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Dacorum 010B | 1,721 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| Dacorum 011A | 1,657 | 118.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| Dacorum 011B | 1,806 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Dacorum 011C | 1,455 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Dacorum 011D | 1,853 | 140.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.0% |
| Dacorum 015F | 1,522 | 519.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.3% |
| Dacorum 015H | 1,195 | 54.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| Dacorum 016A | 1,481 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.8% |
| Dacorum 016B | 1,962 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Dacorum 016C | 1,581 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Dacorum 018C | 1,626 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| Dacorum 018D | 1,170 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Dacorum 018E | 1,368 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| Dacorum 018F | 1,537 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.8% |
MPs for HP1
- David TaylorLabourMP for Hemel Hempstead96% of HP1’s postcodes
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted3.7% of HP1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HP14
Postcode sectors in HP14
Council1
Towns in HP11
Postcode districts next to HP14
Nearest rail stations3
More in the HP postcode area2
HP1 in brief
HP1 is a postcode district covering Hemel Hempstead, Warners End and Gadebridge, in Dacorum.
About 27,429 people lived in HP1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 378 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 121.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP1 was £420,000 in 2025.
HP1 had 26,373 usual residents at the census.
In HP1, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HP1, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.