HP1 3AR

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP1 3AA 27 m
HP2 5XH 38 m
HP1 3AE 40 m
HP2 5HQ 62 m
HP1 3AB 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP1 3AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 3
Latitude
51.758618
Longitude
-0.471633
British National Grid easting
505,582
British National Grid northing
207,763

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
E00118869
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 010C · E01023399
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 010 · E02004865

Postcode source versions

Explore HP1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Flat 4, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AR 15 May 2017 £148,000
25, Flat 5, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AR 19 February 2016 £212,000
25, Flat 3, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3AR 10 August 2007 £217,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. George Street Primary School

    Community school

    253 m
  2. The Collett School

    Community special school

    638 m
  3. Gade Valley Primary School

    Community school

    684 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,588
  • Anti social behaviour 665
  • Shoplifting 444
  • Criminal damage and arson 304
  • Vehicle crime 278

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
HP1 3 residents
8,423

Age bands in HP1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

1,620 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

849 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,336 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

1,266 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP1 3 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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    442 m

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    1.6 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    1.7 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    1.8 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.4 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.5 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    3.4 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

  • The Old Town Hall

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Fensomes Alley

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Fensomes Alley

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Town Hall

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • West Herts College

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 010C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,606 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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. George Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 357.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,588 events.

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