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HP1 3BX

Watling · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP1 3BY 147 m
HP1 3BU 211 m
HP1 3BT 222 m
HP1 3BS 300 m
HP1 3BW 606 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP1 3BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP1
Postcode sector
HP1 3
Latitude
51.789129
Longitude
-0.510938
British National Grid easting
502,800
British National Grid northing
211,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Watling · E05004714
Parish or community
E04004702
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00119023
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 001B · E01023431
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 001 · E02004856

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    222 m

  2. Potten End CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

  3. Gaddesden Row JMI School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Shoplifting 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    3.8 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    4.1 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    4.7 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Meadow

    BCT · Great Gaddesden

    0.2 miles

  • Piper's Hill

    BCT · Great Gaddesden

    0.3 miles

  • Piper's Hill

    BCT · Great Gaddesden

    0.3 miles

  • The Old Forge

    BCT · Water End

    0.6 miles

  • The Old Forge

    BCT · Water End

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 001B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,402 of 33,755

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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