HP4 1AB

Berkhamsted East · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Berkhamsted
Local authority
Dacorum
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP4 1BJ 36 m
HP4 1AH 38 m
HP4 3FW 56 m
HP4 1AA 63 m
HP4 1BL 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP4 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 1
Latitude
51.761548
Longitude
-0.568634
British National Grid easting
498,881
British National Grid northing
207,953

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Parish or community
E04004697
Output area
E00118712
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 014D · E01023368
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 014 · E02004869

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
251, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 1AB 21 February 2024 £1,060,000
247a, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 1AB 27 June 2019 £395,000
257, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 1AB 22 March 2017 £950,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    395 m
  2. Berkhamsted School

    Other independent school

    480 m
  3. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    851 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,050
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 340
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Vehicle crime 76
  • Other theft 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

24 female, 27 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.8
HP4 1 residents
6,397

Age bands in HP4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

1,174 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

499 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

1,223 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,804 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,329 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP4 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
38.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
38.2%
Gigabit-capable
38.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    680 m

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    699 m

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Road

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles
  • Cross Oak Road

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.2 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 014D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,338 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,060,000 from 1 recorded sale in HP4 1AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dacorum is £459,438 in June 2026, up 1.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,050 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 340 events.

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