HP3 0SH

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 0SA 0 m
HP3 0BS 69 m
HP3 0GE 108 m
HP3 0DH 166 m
HP3 0DX 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP3 0SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 0
Latitude
51.739382
Longitude
-0.501481
British National Grid easting
503,566
British National Grid northing
205,581

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Parish or community
E43000076
Westminster constituency
Hemel Hempstead · E14001278
Output area
E00118742
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 021F · E01023378
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 021 · E02004876

Postcode source versions

Explore HP3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
33
Secondary
7
  1. Roman Fields Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    237 m
  2. Westbrook Hay

    Other independent school

    988 m
  3. Pixies Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
487
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 173
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Other theft 40
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Vehicle crime 29

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    1.9 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    2.2 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    2.7 km

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    2.8 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    3.6 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    4.0 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    4.5 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    4.6 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    4.7 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Boxmoor House School

    BCT · Felden

    0.1 miles
  • Boxmoor House School

    BCT · Felden

    0.1 miles
  • Sheethanger Common

    BCT · Felden

    0.2 miles
  • VP Autoservices

    BCT · Felden

    0.2 miles
  • VP Autoservices

    BCT · Felden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 021F, 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

30,247 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Roman Fields Academy is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

487 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 173 events.

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