# HP3 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP3 8LJ 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 HP3 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3) › [HP3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Dacorum 017B: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **Apsley, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **No property in HP3 8LJ 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=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP3 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HP3 8LJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **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=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-school-e117682) | Special | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leverstock-green-church-of-england-primary-school-e117416) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hobbs-hill-wood-primary-school-e117368) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longdean School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longdean-school-e137110) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.7 (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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chambersbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chambersbury-primary-school-e117214) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 41% 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2023 | – |
| [The Reddings Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-reddings-primary-school-e117234) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £1,095,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £980,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £715,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £727,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: VILLAGE PHARMACY (290 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Leverstock Green (310 m, Spar)

## 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.7** (2025). Dacorum 017B has a deprivation score of 2.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 754th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £745,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 017B was £745,000 in 2025. Joint 1,245th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,317** (2021). Dacorum 017B had 1,317 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,094th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 017B, 98.4% 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.

## HP3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £463,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP3 was £463,500 in 2025. Joint 384th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,238** (2021). HP3 had 35,238 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 642nd 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in HP3 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: 89.7%** (January 2026). In HP3, 89.7% 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: 51.7461, -0.4291

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=-0.4291,51.7461,HP38LJ

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