HP2 7HR

Redbourn · St Albans · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hemel Hempstead
Local authority
St Albans
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP2 7HS 152 m
HP2 7HT 359 m
HP2 7EU 497 m
HP2 7GU 506 m
HP2 7BX 534 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP2 7HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP2
Postcode sector
HP2 7
Latitude
51.772179
Longitude
-0.426070
British National Grid easting
508,694
British National Grid northing
209,338

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
St Albans · E07000240
Electoral ward
Redbourn · E05013961
Parish or community
E04004806
Output area
E00120458
Lower layer super output area
St Albans 006A · E01023722
Middle layer super output area
St Albans 006 · E02004929

Postcode source versions

Explore HP2

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Barn, Lilly Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HR 25 November 2022 £925,000
The Lodge, Lilly Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HR 11 July 2013 £625,000
The Cottage, Lilly Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HR 21 April 2006 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
5
  1. Brockswood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Holtsmere End Junior School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
951
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 357
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Shoplifting 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
HP2 7 residents
8,442

Age bands in HP2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.7%

2,202 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

875 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.7%

3,230 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

2,014 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

978 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP2 7 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+
40%
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
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

6

within 5 km

  • WOODHALL FARM MEDICAL CTR

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

    ODS code E82070

    1.2 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    2.2 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    2.4 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    3.7 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    3.8 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    4.9 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

  • Bobby's Food

    BCT · Maylands Business Park

    0.4 miles
  • Cherrytree Lane

    BCT · Cupid Green

    0.4 miles
  • Steria

    BCT · Maylands Business Park

    0.4 miles
  • Cherrytree Lane

    BCT · Cupid Green

    0.4 miles
  • Half Moon Meadow

    BCT · Cupid Green

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St Albans 006A, 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

18,674 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £925,000 from 1 recorded sale in HP2 7HR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Albans is £651,448 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. Brockswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

951 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 357 events.

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