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HP23 5FQ

Northchurch · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Northchurch
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
HP23
Postcode sector
HP23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP23 5RE 99 m
HP23 5RF 172 m
HP23 5RG 207 m
HP4 1LA 512 m
HP23 5FR 666 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP23 5FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP23
Postcode sector
HP23 5
Latitude
51.784319
Longitude
-0.612420
British National Grid easting
495,811
British National Grid northing
210,427

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Northchurch · E05004710
Parish or community
E04004708
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00118951
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 006C · E01023416
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 006 · E02004861

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

  2. Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

20 female, 26 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.5
HP23 5 residents
7,907

Age bands in HP23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,422 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

751 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

1,760 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

2,250 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,478 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP23 5 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    3.3 km

  • ROTHSCHILD HOUSE GROUP

    CHAPEL STREET, TRING, HP23 6PU

    ODS code E82001

    4.0 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    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

  • The Cow Roast Inn

    BCT · Cow Roast

    0.1 miles

  • The Cow Roast Inn

    BCT · Cow Roast

    0.1 miles

  • Newground Road

    BCT · Wigginton

    0.4 miles

  • Newground Road

    BCT · Wigginton

    0.5 miles

  • Hamberlins Lane

    BCT · Dudswell

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 006C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,203 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 7 events.

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