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HP2 5YF

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 5YH 0 m
HP2 5RR 67 m
HP2 5YT 85 m
HP2 5BA 88 m
HP2 5YJ 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 5YF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2002
Terminated
1 June 2005
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 5
Latitude
51.764773
Longitude
-0.467831
British National Grid easting
505,830
British National Grid northing
208,453

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
E00118884
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 008D · E01023404
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

    563 m

  2. Yewtree Primary School

    Community school

    572 m

  3. Jupiter Primary School

    Free schools

    928 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,414
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,311
  • Anti social behaviour 585
  • Criminal damage and arson 233
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Vehicle crime 223

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

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    1.1 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

    1.7 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.2 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    2.7 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.9 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Paston Road

    BCT · Highfield

    0.0 miles

  • Paston Road

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Typleden Close

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • Typleden Close

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Bounce

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 008D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,663 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,414 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,311 events.

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