HP3 0EL

Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP3 0RX 78 m
HP3 0UD 98 m
HP3 0RY 129 m
HP3 0EN 140 m
HP3 0NZ 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP3 0EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 0
Latitude
51.724740
Longitude
-0.539117
British National Grid easting
501,000
British National Grid northing
203,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Parish or community
E04004698
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00118749
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 021A · E01023373
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 021 · E02004876

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Bovingdon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    544 m
  2. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    2.2 km
  3. Chesham Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 134
  • Other crime 41
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Burglary 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HP3 0 residents
9,007

Age bands in HP3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,377 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

851 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

2,552 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,420 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

1,713 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

    52 HIGH STREET, BOVINGDON, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0HJ

    ODS code E82643

    530 m

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    4.1 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    4.6 km

  • GLADSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    260-290 BERKHAMPSTEAD ROAD, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82058

    4.9 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY CHESHAM

    THE NEW SURGERY, CHESS MEDICAL CENTRE, CHESHAM, HP5 3EZ

    ODS code K82024

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • HMP Main Block

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.1 miles
  • HMP Staff Quarters

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.2 miles
  • Hempstead Road

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.2 miles
  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.2 miles
  • Hempstead Road

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 021A, 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

28,241 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bovingdon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 134 events.

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