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

HP2 4EX 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 4EX 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

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Dacorum 019B: 163 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **Apsley, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **No property in HP2 4EX 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=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP2 4EX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **Low road and rail noise at HP2 4EX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tudor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-primary-school-e117109) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lime Walk Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-walk-primary-school-e117333) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broadfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadfield-academy-e144909) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Reddings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-reddings-primary-school-e117234) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Adeyfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-adeyfield-academy-e145430) | Secondary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-albert-the-great-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149741) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dacorum Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dacorum-education-support-centre-e131100) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [Belswains Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belswains-primary-school-e117365) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £532,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2023 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £525,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (290 m); BOOTS (900 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); ALEXANDRA DENTAL PRACTICE (860 m); LEYS ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hemel Hempstead Extra (140 m, Tesco); Lidl Tudor Road (350 m, Lidl); M&S Hemel Hempstead (860 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Hemel Hempstead (920 m, Iceland); Tesco Hemel Hempstead Marlows Express (930 m, Tesco)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.9** (2025). Dacorum 019B has a deprivation score of 22.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,486th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,359** (2021). Dacorum 019B had 1,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,494th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 019B, 98.3% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.4%** (August 2026). In Dacorum 019B, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.7484, -0.4598

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=-0.4598,51.7484,HP24EX

## How to cite

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