# HP23 4JN: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP23 4JN 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 HP23 4JN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp23) › [HP23 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp23-4)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Dacorum 003B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **Tring, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **No property in HP23 4JN 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=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **No gigabit broadband at HP23 4JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **Low road and rail noise at HP23 4JN**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grove Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-road-primary-school-e145255) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dundale Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dundale-primary-school-and-nursery-e148710) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tring School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tring-school-e138352) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-wood-church-of-england-junior-school-tring-e117458) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marsworth Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsworth-church-of-england-infant-school-e110454) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldfield-infants-and-nursery-school-e117274) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Tring Park School for the Performing Arts](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tring-park-school-for-the-performing-arts-e117618) | Independent | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £482,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2023 | £1,040,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Tring (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.0** (2025). Dacorum 003B has a deprivation score of 9.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,487th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 003B was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,046** (2021). Dacorum 003B had 2,046 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,613th 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: 74.5%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 003B, 74.5% 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.

## HP23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP23 was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 169th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,889** (2021). HP23 had 17,889 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,165th least 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: 24%** (2022). About 24% of people in HP23 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: 77.0%** (January 2026). In HP23, 77.0% 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: 51.8082, -0.6602

Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted): Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat), 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=-0.6602,51.8082,HP234JN

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