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HP4 2LR

Berkhamsted East · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Berkhamsted
Ward
Berkhamsted East
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP4 2LW 42 m
HP4 2LF 48 m
HP4 2LQ 105 m
HP4 2LL 112 m
HP4 2LG 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP4 2LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 2
Latitude
51.755583
Longitude
-0.555160
British National Grid easting
499,824
British National Grid northing
207,308

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Berkhamsted East · E05004698
Parish or community
E04004697
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00118705
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 014B · E01023366
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 014 · E02004869

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Captains Walk, Berkhamsted, HP4 2LR 18 September 2015 £625,000
4, Captains Walk, Berkhamsted, HP4 2LR 6 March 2015 £550,000
4, Captains Walk, Berkhamsted, HP4 2LR 26 November 2012 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    169 m

  2. The Thomas Coram Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    480 m

  3. Berkhamsted School

    Other independent school

    667 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Vehicle crime 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.6
HP4 2 residents
8,109

Age bands in HP4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

641 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,942 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,333 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,716 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HP4 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    534 m

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    1.8 km

  • ARCHWAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82643

    4.0 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    4.1 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

  • Woodlands Avenue

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles

  • Holly Drive

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles

  • Holly Drive

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles

  • Swing Gate Lane

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles

  • Swing Gate Lane

    BCT · Berkhamsted

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 014B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,640 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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