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HP2 6EZ

Watling · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP2 6HA 283 m
HP2 6HB 533 m
HP2 6EY 646 m
HP2 6EX 679 m
HP2 6HF 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 6EZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 6
Latitude
51.794296
Longitude
-0.491641
British National Grid easting
504,119
British National Grid northing
211,702

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Watling · E05004714
Parish or community
E04004702
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00119022
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 001B · E01023431
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 001 · E02004856

Postcode source versions

Explore HP2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  2. Gaddesden Row JMI School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Beechwood Park School

    Other independent school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Shoplifting 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
HP2 6 residents
7,919

Age bands in HP2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,638 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

785 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,263 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,001 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

1,376 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
55.6%
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

4

within 5 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    3.4 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    4.0 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    4.3 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    4.6 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

  • Crown and Sceptre PH

    BCT · Bridens Camp

    0.4 miles

  • Crown and Sceptre PH

    BCT · Bridens Camp

    0.4 miles

  • Piper's Hill

    BCT · Great Gaddesden

    0.6 miles

  • Piper's Hill

    BCT · Great Gaddesden

    0.6 miles

  • The Old Forge

    BCT · Water End

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 001B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,402 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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