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HP2 5EU

Hemel Hempstead Town · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP1 3AL 13 m
HP2 5HT 28 m
HP1 3EJ 54 m
HP2 5DL 54 m
HP1 3AW 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 5EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5
Latitude
51.760039
Longitude
-0.471614
British National Grid easting
505,580
British National Grid northing
207,921

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Hemel Hempstead Town · E05004705
Parish or community
E43000076
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00118868
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 010C · E01023399
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 010 · E02004865

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, The Gables, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5EU 27 January 2015 £145,000
2, The Gables, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5EU 28 September 2012 £160,000
1, The Gables, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5EU 18 September 2009 £124,950

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

    222 m

  2. The Collett School

    Community special school

    695 m

  3. Gade Valley Primary School

    Community school

    703 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,577
  • Anti social behaviour 667
  • Shoplifting 391
  • Criminal damage and arson 293
  • Vehicle crime 270

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

4 female, 0 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    600 m

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    1.7 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    1.7 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    1.7 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.5 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.6 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    3.3 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

  • The Old Town Hall

    BCT · Highfield

    0.0 miles

  • The Old Town Hall

    BCT · Highfield

    0.0 miles

  • Fensomes Alley

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Fensomes Alley

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

  • The Bury

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.2 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. George Street 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

Published police records

4,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,577 events.

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