HP3 8SQ

Abbots Langley & Bedmond · Three Rivers · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hemel Hempstead
Local authority
Three Rivers
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP3 8SG 84 m
HP3 8SJ 159 m
HP3 8SH 171 m
HP3 8SF 217 m
HP3 8SL 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP3 8SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP3
Postcode sector
HP3 8
Latitude
51.732950
Longitude
-0.417616
British National Grid easting
509,372
British National Grid northing
204,988

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Three Rivers · E07000102
Parish or community
E04004811
Westminster constituency
South West Hertfordshire · E14001496
Output area
E00120896
Lower layer super output area
Three Rivers 001D · E01023807
Middle layer super output area
Three Rivers 001 · E02004956

Postcode source versions

Explore HP3

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Grove Cottages, 1, Bedmond Hill, Pimlico, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8SQ 18 June 2021 £510,000
Grove Cottages, 3, Bedmond Hill, Pimlico, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8SQ 28 June 2013 £265,000
3, Grove Cottages, Pimlico, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8SQ 4 October 2007 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
33
Secondary
8
  1. Bedmond Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. Woodfield School

    Community special school

    1.8 km
  3. Abbot's Hill School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Drugs 10
  • Other theft 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
HP3 8 residents
10,125

Age bands in HP3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,813 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,086 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,297 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,436 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,759 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP3 8 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • BENNETTS END SURGERY

    GATECROFT, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 9LY

    ODS code E82032

    2.4 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    3.1 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    87-89 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0AL

    ODS code E82046

    3.1 km

  • EVEREST HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82051

    3.3 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    3.3 km

  • LINCOLN HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82009

    3.6 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 KATHERINE PLACE, COLLEGE ROAD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0BT

    ODS code E82105

    3.7 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    4.2 km

  • MIDWAY SURGERY

    93 WATFORD ROAD, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3JX

    ODS code E82055

    4.3 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    4.5 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

  • Hyde Terrace

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.1 miles
  • Hyde Terrace

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.1 miles
  • Hyde Lane

    BCT · Bedmond

    0.2 miles
  • Hyde Lane

    BCT · Bedmond

    0.3 miles
  • Bunkers Lane

    BCT · Pimlico

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Three Rivers 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,397 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 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.

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bedmond 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

112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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