# HP2 7QA: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP2 7QA 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 7QA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp2) › [HP2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 48% on July. Dacorum 013B: 162 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **Apsley, 4.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **No property in HP2 7QA 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=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **£450,935 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **85% can get gigabit broadband at HP2 7QA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **Low road and rail noise at HP2 7QA**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **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=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Haywood Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haywood-grove-school-e131319) | Special | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Maple Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-grove-primary-school-e135221) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holtsmere-end-infant-and-nursery-school-e117377) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Astley Cooper School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-astley-cooper-school-e117552) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 33.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holtsmere End Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holtsmere-end-junior-school-e117336) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hammond Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hammond-academy-e137238) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redbourn Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redbourn-park-school-e148472) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Brockswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockswood-primary-school-e117349) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £998,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2024 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| September 2024 | £477,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| September 2023 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| March 2025 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| February 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| October 2025 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| May 2024 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Asda Hemel Hempstead Express Petrol (190 m, Asda); Aldi Adeyfield Hemel Hempstead (440 m, Aldi)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Dacorum 013B has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,952nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £442,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 013B was £442,750 in 2025. Joint 6,690th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,824** (2021). Dacorum 013B had 2,824 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 246th 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: 84.9%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 013B, 84.9% 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.

## 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: 51.7711, -0.4421

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=-0.4421,51.7711,HP27QA

## How to cite

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