# HP4 1HF: area report for a postcode in Dacorum

HP4 1HF 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 HP4 1HF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) › [HP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4) › [HP4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Dacorum 009B: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **Berkhamsted, 610 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **No property in HP4 1HF 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=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **£459,235 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **33.3% can get gigabit broadband at HP4 1HF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **Low road and rail noise at HP4 1HF**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **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=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e117541) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Berkhamsted School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berkhamsted-school-e117604) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e117423) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swing-gate-infant-school-and-nursery-e117260) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e117254) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-roman-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149742) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenway Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenway-primary-and-nursery-school-e117276) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashlyns School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashlyns-school-e117578) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 54.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £861,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £1,350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £3,925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| January 2026 | £1,050,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| December 2023 | £737,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2026 | £1,280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2023 | £972,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Berkhamsted (610 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ACORN PHARMACY (800 m); BOOTS (860 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); MYDENTIST (940 m); 22 KINGS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Cook Berkhamsted (710 m, Cook); Waitrose Berkhamsted (740 m, Waitrose); M&S Berkhamsted SF (770 m, Marks and Spencer); Budgens Berkhamsted (880 m, Budgens); Tesco Berkhamsted Express (890 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.7** (2025). Dacorum 009B has a deprivation score of 1.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 211th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £675,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 009B was £675,000 in 2025. Joint 1,767th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,837** (2021). Dacorum 009B had 1,837 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,795th 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: 37.4%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 009B, 37.4% 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.

## HP4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HP4 was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 105th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,832** (2021). HP4 had 24,832 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,180th 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in HP4 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: 71.3%** (January 2026). In HP4, 71.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum)
- Centre: 51.7684, -0.5643

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=-0.5643,51.7684,HP41HF

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