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HP2 5JW

Hemel Hempstead Town · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP2 5GW 37 m
HP2 5GX 56 m
HP2 5DQ 62 m
HP2 5DB 75 m
HP2 5DG 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 5JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5
Latitude
51.757143
Longitude
-0.467452
British National Grid easting
505,874
British National Grid northing
207,605

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
E00118895
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 008A · E01023401
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 008 · E02004863

Postcode source versions

Explore HP2

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

    295 m

  2. Broadfield Academy

    Academy converter

    699 m

  3. The Collett School

    Community special school

    906 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,649
  • Anti social behaviour 682
  • Shoplifting 413
  • Criminal damage and arson 299
  • Vehicle crime 289

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    410 m

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    1.3 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    1.8 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.0 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.2 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.2 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    3.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mayflower Avenue

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.1 miles

  • Mayflower Avenue

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.1 miles

  • Allandale

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Fensomes Alley

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Fensomes Alley

    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.

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 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 362.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,649 events.

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