# HP2 4AF: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP2 4AF 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 HP2 4AF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp2) › [HP2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **102 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 2% on July. Dacorum 015E: 201 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **Hemel Hempstead, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **No property in HP2 4AF 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=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **£450,935 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP2 4AF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **Low road and rail noise at HP2 4AF**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **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=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [George Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-street-primary-school-e117106) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadfield-academy-e144909) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Collett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-collett-school-e117672) | Special | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Heath Lane Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heath-lane-nursery-school-e117070) | Nursery | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [South Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-hill-primary-school-e117110) | Primary | 910 m (11 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 | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Hemel Hempstead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hemel-hempstead-school-e149500) | Secondary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Gade Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gade-valley-primary-school-e117249) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £311,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2025 | £880,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £390,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £480,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £538,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FERNVILLE SURGERY (280 m)
- Pharmacies: FERNVILLE PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (500 m); MEDPHARM (570 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: ALEXANDRA DENTAL PRACTICE (210 m); DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); MARLOWES HEALTH CENTRE (300 m); HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE (300 m); DENTAL SURGERY (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Hemel Hempstead Supermarket (240 m, Asda); Iceland Hemel Hempstead (300 m, Iceland); Tesco Hemel Hempstead Marlows Express (640 m, Tesco); M&S Hemel Hempstead (830 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Dacorum 015E has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 015E was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,080** (2021). Dacorum 015E had 2,080 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,169th 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 015E, 96.4% 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.

## HP2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £382,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP2 was £382,000 in 2025. Joint 656th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,045** (2021). HP2 had 42,045 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 387th 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 HP2 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In HP2, 91.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum)
- Centre: 51.7551, -0.4679

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=-0.4679,51.7551,HP24AF

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