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HP2 6JL

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 6JN 71 m
HP2 6AY 398 m
HP2 6LZ 448 m
HP2 6ND 483 m
HP2 6LA 493 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 6JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 6
Latitude
51.780386
Longitude
-0.460489
British National Grid easting
506,300
British National Grid northing
210,200

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
49
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Redbourn Park School

    Other independent special school

    838 m

  2. Aycliffe Drive Primary School

    Community school

    987 m

  3. The Astley Cooper School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,093
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 418
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    939 m

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    1.6 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    2.9 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    3.0 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    3.7 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    4.4 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Dunlin Road

    BCT · Grovehill

    0.3 miles

  • Thames Avenue

    BCT · Grovehill

    0.3 miles

  • Thames Avenue

    BCT · Grovehill

    0.3 miles

  • Claymore

    BCT · Grovehill

    0.4 miles

  • Claymore

    BCT · Grovehill

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Redbourn Park School is the nearest published school at 838 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,093 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 418 events.

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