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

HP4 1SY 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 1SY 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Dacorum 012B: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **Berkhamsted, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **No property in HP4 1SY 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=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dacorum 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **£450,935 average price**: For the whole of Dacorum, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HP4 1SY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **Low road and rail noise at HP4 1SY**: Road 52 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **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=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridgewater Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridgewater-primary-school-e117541) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 75% 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e117423) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Berkhamsted School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/berkhamsted-school-e117604) | Independent | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e117254) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 30% 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Egerton-Rothesay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/egerton-rothesay-school-e117623) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-northchurch-e117424) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £477,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £363,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £785,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £380,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Berkhamsted (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GOSSOMS END SURGERY (330 m)
- Pharmacies: ACORN PHARMACY (470 m); BOOTS (700 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST (410 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); 22 KINGS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (680 m); ADMIRAL HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Berkhamsted (130 m, Budgens); M&S Berkhamsted SF (330 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose Berkhamsted (500 m, Waitrose); Cook Berkhamsted (630 m, Cook); Tesco Berkhamsted Express (780 m, Tesco)

## 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 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.0** (2025). Dacorum 012B has a deprivation score of 7.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,060th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £373,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dacorum 012B was £373,500 in 2025. Joint 10,257th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,681** (2021). Dacorum 012B had 1,681 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,312th 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: 87.8%** (January 2026). In Dacorum 012B, 87.8% 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.

## 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: 51.7642, -0.5728

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), 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=-0.5728,51.7642,HP41SY

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4-1sy