# HP1 3PR: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP1 3PR 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 3PR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp1) › [HP1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Dacorum 011C: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **Hemel Hempstead, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **No property in HP1 3PR 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=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP1 3PR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **Low road and rail noise at HP1 3PR**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **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=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John F Kennedy Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-f-kennedy-catholic-school-e149743) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 51.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galley-hill-primary-school-and-nursery-e135224) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Micklem Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/micklem-primary-school-e117231) | Primary | 970 m (12 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthbert-mayne-voluntary-catholic-junior-academy-e150619) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laureate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laureate-academy-e146440) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gade Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gade-valley-primary-school-e117249) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pixies Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pixies-hill-primary-school-e117256) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £399,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2023 | £543,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2024 | £392,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £530,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £392,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £352,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKWOOD SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: GADEBRIDGE PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (510 m)

## 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 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Dacorum 011C has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £364,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 011C was £364,500 in 2025. Joint 10,816th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,455** (2021). Dacorum 011C had 1,455 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,840th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 011C, 98.9% 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: 51.7635, -0.5034

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=-0.5034,51.7635,HP13PR

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