HP3 0QX

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 0QA 3 m
HP3 0PA 230 m
HP3 0JL 494 m
HP3 0JS 601 m
WD4 9LU 621 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP3 0QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 0
Latitude
51.721405
Longitude
-0.509112
British National Grid easting
503,080
British National Grid northing
203,571

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
E00118745
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 021B · E01023374
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
33
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Bovingdon Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  2. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    2.0 km
  3. Roman Fields Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
87
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 7

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    1.6 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    3.3 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    4.0 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    4.0 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    4.3 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    4.5 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Flaunden Lane

    BCT · Bulstrode

    0.4 miles
  • Flaunden Lane

    BCT · Bulstrode

    0.4 miles
  • Bulstrode Lane

    BCT · Bulstrode

    0.5 miles
  • Bulstrode Lane

    BCT · Bulstrode

    0.5 miles
  • Longcroft Lane

    BCT · Bovingdon

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 021B, 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

27,546 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bovingdon Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

87 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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