HP4 1SH

Berkhamsted Castle · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dacorum
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP4 1SA 0 m
HP4 1DA 78 m
HP4 1SB 100 m
HP4 1JY 105 m
HP4 1BT 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP4 1SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 1
Latitude
51.771210
Longitude
-0.580140
British National Grid easting
498,066
British National Grid northing
209,012

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Parish or community
E04004697
Output area
E00118686
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 009C · E01023363
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 009 · E02004864

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Bridgewater Primary School

    Community school

    291 m
  2. Westfield Primary School

    Community school

    630 m
  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch

    Voluntary aided school

    638 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
709
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 206
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Vehicle crime 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    810 m

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Careys Croft

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles
  • Chiltern Park Avenue

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles
  • Emperor Close

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles
  • Bridgewater School

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.2 miles
  • Woodside Cottage

    BCT · Northchurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 009C, 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

33,203 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
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bridgewater Primary School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

709 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 206 events.

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