CheckNear.me

HP4 2QL

Ashridge · Dacorum · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Berkhamsted
Ward
Ashridge
Local authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HP4 2PX 75 m
HP4 2RJ 104 m
HP4 2QH 107 m
HP4 2QJ 129 m
HP4 2QW 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HP4 2QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HP
Postcode district
HP4
Postcode sector
HP4 2
Latitude
51.768985
Longitude
-0.525051
British National Grid easting
501,872
British National Grid northing
208,840

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Dacorum · E07000096
Electoral ward
Ashridge · E05004695
Parish or community
E04004707
Westminster constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted · E14001268
Output area
E00118664
Lower layer super output area
Dacorum 006A · E01023355
Middle layer super output area
Dacorum 006 · E02004861

Postcode source versions

Explore HP4

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Property

At this postcode

View all property records
18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Chestnut Close, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QL 2 July 2024 £950,000
8, Chestnut Close, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QL 16 October 2023 £999,950
10, Chestnut Close, Potten End, Berkhamsted, HP4 2QL 11 May 2022 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
4

  1. Potten End CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    216 m

  2. John F Kennedy Catholic School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
65
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
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

5

within 5 km

  • PARKWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E82091

    2.5 km

  • THE MANOR STREET SURGERY

    ANNANDALE HSE, MANOR STREET, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 2DL

    ODS code E82094

    2.6 km

  • GOSSOMS END SURGERY

    VICTORY ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 1DL

    ODS code E82652

    3.7 km

  • FERNVILLE SURGERY

    MIDLAND ROAD, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 5BL

    ODS code E82022

    4.0 km

  • GROVE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    KILBRIDE COURT, GROVEHILL, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6AD

    ODS code E82050

    4.7 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

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Potten End

    0.1 miles

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Potten End

    0.1 miles

  • The Laurels

    BCT · Potten End

    0.2 miles

  • The Laurels

    BCT · Potten End

    0.2 miles

  • Browns Spring

    BCT · Potten End

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dacorum 006A, 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

29,627 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £974,975 from 4 recorded sales in HP4 2QL. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 4 secondary schools. Potten End CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

65 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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