HP23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Tring and New Mill, in Dacorum and Buckinghamshire.
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 HP23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HP23, 77.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HP23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP23 at a rate of 51.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across HP.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (289), anti-social behaviour (228) and other crime (152).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP23 was 50.6 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 HP23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP23 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacorum 002A | 1,472 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.4% |
| Dacorum 002B | 1,551 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 55.5% |
| Dacorum 002C | 1,380 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.8% |
| Dacorum 002D | 1,638 | 67.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 61.6% |
| Dacorum 003A | 1,453 | 119.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.5% |
| Dacorum 003B | 2,046 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 74.5% |
| Dacorum 003C | 1,527 | 74.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 71.3% |
| Dacorum 004A | 2,406 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| Dacorum 004B | 1,579 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 77.4% |
| Dacorum 004C | 1,332 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.4% |
MPs for HP23
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted89% of HP23’s postcodes
- Laura Kyrke-SmithLabourMP for Aylesbury6.6% of HP23’s postcodes
- Greg SmithConservativeMP for Mid Buckinghamshire4.9% of HP23’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 HP233
Postcode sectors in HP234
Councils HP23 covers2
Towns in HP231
Postcode districts next to HP235
Nearest rail stations1
More in the HP postcode area2
HP23 in brief
HP23 is a postcode district covering Tring and New Mill, in Dacorum and Buckinghamshire.
About 18,549 people lived in HP23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £575,000 in 2025 across 291 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 51.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP23 was £575,000 in 2025.
HP23 had 17,889 usual residents at the census.
In HP23, 77.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HP23, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.