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HP2 5PR

Highfield · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP2 5GQ 46 m
HP2 5UN 53 m
HP2 5AQ 58 m
HP2 5GG 64 m
HP2 5AG 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 5PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5
Latitude
51.760921
Longitude
-0.464818
British National Grid easting
506,047
British National Grid northing
208,029

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
E00118891
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
50
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. George Street Primary School

    Community school

    283 m

  2. Yewtree Primary School

    Community school

    566 m

  3. Jupiter Primary School

    Free schools

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,588
  • Anti social behaviour 685
  • Shoplifting 476
  • Criminal damage and arson 279
  • Vehicle crime 265

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    849 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

    1.3 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.2 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.4 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.6 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    2.9 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

  • Randalls Ride

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Randalls Ride

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Mercers

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Queensway

    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

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. George Street Primary School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 359.167 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.