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

HP1 1PA 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 1PA 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Dacorum 018F: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **Hemel Hempstead, 930 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **No property in HP1 1PA 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=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 018F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **£450,935 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP1 1PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **Low road and rail noise at HP1 1PA**: Road 54 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Boxmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boxmoor-primary-school-e117107) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hemel Hempstead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hemel-hempstead-school-e149500) | Secondary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Heath Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-lane-nursery-school-e117070) | Nursery | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [South Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-hill-primary-school-e117110) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lockers Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lockers-park-school-e117611) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Rose's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-roses-catholic-infant-school-e150799) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [The Collett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-collett-school-e117672) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Laureate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laureate-academy-e146440) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £819,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £680,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hemel Hempstead (930 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BYRONS PHARMACY (440 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (750 m); BOOTS (850 m); BOOTS (980 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (770 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hemel Hempstead Marlows Express (760 m, Tesco); Spar - Hemel Hempstead (790 m, Spar); M&S Hemel Hempstead (820 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Dacorum Express Petrol (900 m, Asda); Tesco Warners End Express (970 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £450,935** (August 2026). Dacorum’s average house price was £450,935 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 10.1×** (2025). A home in Dacorum costs 10.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 50th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 018F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Dacorum 018F has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 018F was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,537** (2021). Dacorum 018F had 1,537 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,509th most 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: 87.8%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 018F, 87.8% 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: 51.7496, -0.4840

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), August 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=-0.4840,51.7496,HP11PA

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