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

HP1 1SF 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 1SF 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

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Dacorum 018E: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **Hemel Hempstead, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **No property in HP1 1SF 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=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 018E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP1 1SF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **Low road and rail noise at HP1 1SF**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **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=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Boxmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boxmoor-primary-school-e117107) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Rose's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-roses-catholic-infant-school-e150799) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Micklem Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/micklem-primary-school-e117231) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakleaf Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakleaf-primary-e151385) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lockers Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lockers-park-school-e117611) | Independent | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pixies Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pixies-hill-primary-school-e117256) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laureate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laureate-academy-e146440) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Collett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-collett-school-e117672) | Special | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £915,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £801,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £880,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2024 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £765,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £948,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKWOOD SURGERY (500 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (440 m); BYRONS PHARMACY (730 m); NASH CHEMISTS (730 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Dacorum Express Petrol (400 m, Asda); Tesco Warners End Express (430 m, Tesco); Co-op Warners End (430 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Long Chaulden (730 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 018E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 0.7** (2025). Dacorum 018E has a deprivation score of 0.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £690,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 018E was £690,000 in 2025. Joint 1,630th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,368** (2021). Dacorum 018E had 1,368 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,857th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 018E, 99.3% 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: 51.7524, -0.4915

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=-0.4915,51.7524,HP11SF

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