HP1 1EP

Hemel Hempstead Town · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hemel Hempstead
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP1 1EQ 18 m
HP1 1EW 57 m
HP1 1BA 61 m
HP1 1BE 73 m
HP1 1ES 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP1 1EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 1
Latitude
51.752277
Longitude
-0.472818
British National Grid easting
505,515
British National Grid northing
207,056

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Parish or community
E43000076
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00189379
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 015F · E01035562
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 015 · E02004870

Postcode source versions

Explore HP1

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, The Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1EP 25 June 2021 £90,000
41, The Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1EP 25 March 2020 £122,000
38, The Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1EP 5 October 2017 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Heath Lane Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    453 m
  2. South Hill Primary School

    Community school

    453 m
  3. The Hemel Hempstead School

    Academy converter

    535 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,331
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,550
  • Anti social behaviour 721
  • Shoplifting 466
  • Criminal damage and arson 291
  • Vehicle crime 278

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.6
HP1 1 residents
9,257

Age bands in HP1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,586 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

904 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

2,744 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,427 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,557 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Gigabit-capable
62.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    273 m

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD DRIVE SURGERY, PARKWOOD DRIVE, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP1 2LD

    ODS code E82091

    1.6 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

    163 LONDON ROAD, APSLEY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9SQ

    ODS code E82009

    1.7 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

    EVEREST HOUSE, EVEREST WAY, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4HY

    ODS code E82051

    1.7 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.0 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    2.5 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

    VALLEY GREEN, SHENLEY ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 7RJ

    ODS code E82070

    4.0 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    4.6 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Marlowes

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles
  • Marlowes

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles
  • Marlowes

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles
  • Marlowes

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles
  • Marlowes

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 015F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,367 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Heath Lane Nursery School is the nearest published school at 453 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,331 published events cover 12 months, averaging 360.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,550 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.