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HP1 2RF

Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP1 2RG 198 m
HP3 0DT 529 m
HP3 0DN 708 m
HP3 0DJ 735 m
HP1 2RQ 784 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP1 2RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 2
Latitude
51.738808
Longitude
-0.515737
British National Grid easting
502,583
British National Grid northing
205,497

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield · E05004700
Parish or community
E04004698
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00118746
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 021E · E01023377
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 021 · E02004876

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    3 m

  2. Roman Fields Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.2 km

  3. Pixies Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HP1 2 residents
8,600

Age bands in HP1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,605 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

887 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,345 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,304 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

1,396 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

7

within 5 km

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

    52 HIGH STREET, BOVINGDON, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HJ

    ODS code E82643

    2.1 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.4 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    3.2 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    3.5 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    3.8 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    4.5 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    5.0 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

  • Bury Rise

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.4 miles

  • Bury Rise

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.4 miles

  • Westbrook Hay School

    BCT · Felden

    0.5 miles

  • Westbrook Hay School

    BCT · Felden

    0.5 miles

  • Pouchen End Lane

    BCT · Winkwell

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 021E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,705 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Westbrook Hay is the nearest published school at 3 m.

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

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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