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HP2 5XN

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
HP1 1LA 52 m
HP1 1LB 63 m
HP1 1HD 72 m
HP2 5DW 80 m
HP1 1BF 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 5XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5
Latitude
51.756270
Longitude
-0.472901
British National Grid easting
505,500
British National Grid northing
207,500

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
E00118873
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 015E · E01023400
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 015 · E02004870

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

    493 m

  2. The Collett School

    Community special school

    540 m

  3. Lockers Park School

    Other independent school

    649 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,361
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,593
  • Anti social behaviour 689
  • Shoplifting 456
  • Criminal damage and arson 313
  • Vehicle crime 288

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 straight-line

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    196 m

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    1.6 km

  • 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

    2.1 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.1 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.3 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • West Herts College

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles

  • West Herts College

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.0 miles

  • The Bury

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.1 miles

  • The Bury

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.1 miles

  • Fernville Lane

    BCT · Hemel Hempstead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 015E, 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

13,817 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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 493 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,361 published events cover 12 months, averaging 363.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,593 events.

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