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HP1 2WA

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 2DY 22 m
HP1 2FG 68 m
HP1 2FH 68 m
HP1 2UJ 68 m
HP1 2RN 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP1 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2002
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 2
Latitude
51.743487
Longitude
-0.525332
British National Grid easting
501,910
British National Grid northing
206,004

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    844 m

  2. Pixies Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  3. Roman Fields Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
101
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Other theft 10
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    2.4 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.5 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

    3.9 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

Nearby transport

  • Watermill Hotel

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.2 miles

  • Watermill Hotel

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.3 miles

  • St John's Church

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.4 miles

  • St John's Church

    BCT · Bourne End

    0.4 miles

  • Pouchen End Lane

    BCT · Winkwell

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Westbrook Hay is the nearest published school at 844 m.

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

Recorded crime

101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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