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HP2 5AY

Highfield · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hemel Hempstead
Ward
Highfield
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP2 5AP 65 m
HP2 5AU 74 m
HP2 5SG 91 m
HP2 5SF 102 m
HP2 5AX 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5
Latitude
51.763459
Longitude
-0.462877
British National Grid easting
506,175
British National Grid northing
208,314

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Highfield · E05004706
Parish or community
E43000076
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00118889
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 008A · E01023401
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 008 · E02004863

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
98, Paston Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5AY 4 October 2019 £310,000
100, Paston Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5AY 14 December 2018 £349,950
65, Paston Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5AY 29 October 2018 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Yewtree Primary School

    Community school

    276 m

  2. George Street Primary School

    Community school

    565 m

  3. Jupiter Primary School

    Free schools

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,623
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,358
  • Anti social behaviour 612
  • Shoplifting 288
  • Criminal damage and arson 242
  • Vehicle crime 239

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

27 female, 24 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
3.2
HP2 5 residents
13,730

Age bands in HP2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

2,672 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,261 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,948 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

3,140 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

2,293 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP2 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    1.0 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    1.2 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    1.3 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.4 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    2.6 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.7 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Mercers

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bellgate Shops

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bellgate Shops

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Mercers

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bellgate Shops

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 008A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,922 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
5
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Yewtree Primary School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,623 published events cover 12 months, averaging 301.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,358 events.

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