HP3 0JQ

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 0FA 32 m
HP3 0EU 73 m
HP3 0HJ 87 m
HP3 0EZ 110 m
HP3 0ER 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP3 0JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 0
Latitude
51.722870
Longitude
-0.533386
British National Grid easting
501,400
British National Grid northing
203,700

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
E00118750
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 021D · E01023376
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
27
Primary
14
Secondary
5
  1. Bovingdon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    121 m
  2. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    2.1 km
  3. Ley Hill School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
298
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Other crime 41
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Burglary 16

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    87 m

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    4.5 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    4.5 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Memorial Hall

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Hempstead Road

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Hempstead Road

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Memorial Hall

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.1 miles
  • Old Dean

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 021D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,505 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bovingdon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 121 m.

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

Recorded crime

298 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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