HP2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hemel Hempstead, Cupid Green and Adeyfield, 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 HP2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HP2, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HP2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP2 at a rate of 109.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.
In August 2026 alone, 471 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,682), anti-social behaviour (1,069) and other crime (746).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP2 was 120.4 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 HP2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP2 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacorum 001B | 1,359 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 46.7% |
| Dacorum 005A | 1,682 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| Dacorum 005B | 1,476 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.8% |
| Dacorum 005C | 1,238 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Dacorum 005D | 1,436 | 75.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| Dacorum 007A | 1,674 | 135.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.6% |
| Dacorum 007B | 1,437 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| Dacorum 007C | 1,682 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Dacorum 007D | 1,592 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Dacorum 007E | 1,397 | 107.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Dacorum 008A | 1,782 | 97.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Dacorum 008B | 1,724 | 83.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
| Dacorum 008C | 1,508 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.0% |
| Dacorum 008D | 1,352 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Dacorum 008E | 1,570 | 141.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| Dacorum 010C | 1,670 | 241.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.2% |
| Dacorum 013A | 1,984 | 203.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.3% |
| Dacorum 013B | 2,824 | 161.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.9% |
| Dacorum 013C | 1,438 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.8% |
| Dacorum 013D | 1,553 | 169.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.0% |
| Dacorum 015A | 1,900 | 86.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| Dacorum 015B | 1,823 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.5% |
| Dacorum 015C | 1,707 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| Dacorum 015E | 2,080 | 200.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| Dacorum 015G | 1,388 | 202.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.1% |
| Dacorum 017A | 1,939 | 202.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.4% |
| Dacorum 017B | 1,317 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
MPs for HP2
- David TaylorLabourMP for Hemel Hempstead96% of HP2’s postcodes
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted4.1% of HP2’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 HP25
Postcode sectors in HP24
Council1
Towns in HP21
Postcode districts next to HP26
Nearest rail stations1
More in the HP postcode area2
HP2 in brief
HP2 is a postcode district covering Hemel Hempstead, Cupid Green and Adeyfield, in Dacorum.
About 44,431 people lived in HP2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £382,000 in 2025 across 469 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 109.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP2 was £382,000 in 2025.
HP2 had 42,045 usual residents at the census.
In HP2, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HP2, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.