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HP1 2RS

Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hemel Hempstead
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 2RL 98 m
HP1 2RN 186 m
HP1 2RX 223 m
HP1 2DY 289 m
HP1 2RH 330 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP1 2RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 2
Latitude
51.745658
Longitude
-0.523508
British National Grid easting
502,031
British National Grid northing
206,248

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
E43000076
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00118740
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 021F · E01023378
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 021 · E02004876

Postcode source versions

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Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Watercress Row, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RS 1 July 2022 £675,000
3, Watercress Row, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RS 1 July 2022 £685,000
3, Chalk Row, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RS 24 June 2022 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    934 m

  2. Pixies Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Oakleaf Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
177
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 64
  • Shoplifting 36
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Public order 10
  • Vehicle crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP1 2 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
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

6

within 5 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.2 km

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    2.6 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    2.9 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    3.7 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    3.9 km

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    4.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Watermill Hotel

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.1 miles

  • Watermill Hotel

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.1 miles

  • St John's Church

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.3 miles

  • St John's Church

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.4 miles

  • Pouchen End Lane

    BCT · Winkwell

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 021F, 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

30,247 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £612,500 from 6 recorded sales in HP1 2RS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dacorum is £459,438 in June 2026, up 1.8% year on year.

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Westbrook Hay is the nearest published school at 934 m.

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

Recorded crime

177 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 64 events.

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