# HP1 1DX: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP1 1DX is a postcode in Dacorum.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dacorum. Open the map at HP1 1DX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp1) › [HP1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **128 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Dacorum 015G: 203 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **Hemel Hempstead, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **No property in HP1 1DX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 015G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **No gigabit broadband at HP1 1DX**: Superfast for 52.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **Low road and rail noise at HP1 1DX**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heath Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-lane-nursery-school-e117070) | Nursery | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [South Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-hill-primary-school-e117110) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hemel Hempstead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hemel-hempstead-school-e149500) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tudor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-primary-school-e117109) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lockers Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lockers-park-school-e117611) | Independent | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Broadfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadfield-academy-e144909) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Boxmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boxmoor-primary-school-e117107) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Collett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-collett-school-e117672) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £212,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FERNVILLE SURGERY (590 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (140 m); BOOTS (230 m); FERNVILLE PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: ALEXANDRA DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); MARLOWES HEALTH CENTRE (640 m); HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE (640 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Hemel Hempstead (130 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Hemel Hempstead Marlows Express (140 m, Tesco); Iceland Hemel Hempstead (430 m, Iceland); Asda Hemel Hempstead Supermarket (520 m, Asda); Tesco Lawn Lane Hemel Express (520 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £459,235** (July 2026). Dacorum’s average house price was £459,235 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,485** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dacorum earned a median of £44,485 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 56th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.3×** (2025). A home in Dacorum costs 10.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 44th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.0** (2025). Dacorum has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 80th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dacorum 015G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.0** (2025). Dacorum 015G has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,104th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £212,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 015G was £212,250 in 2025. Joint 7,724th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,388** (2021). Dacorum 015G had 1,388 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,687th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.1%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 015G, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HP1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP1 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,373** (2021). HP1 had 26,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,106th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HP1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.1%** (January 2026). In HP1, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum)
- Centre: 51.7493, -0.4716

Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hemel Hempstead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hemel-hempstead): David Taylor (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4716,51.7493,HP11DX

## How to cite

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