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HP1 postcode area · Dacorum

The HP1 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dacorum. Area Scores range from 40 to 99 across them. Every full HP1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HP1 district contains both ends of the scale: Berkhamsted Town at 99 out of 100 (#39 of 6,856 in England) against Maylands & Adeyfield at 41, a 59-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 11 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £375,000 in Hemel Hempstead Town to £715,000 in Northchurch & Potten End — a 1.9× gap within the HP1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,468a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HP1 district

£420,000median home sold over the past year · +10.5% over 5 years · +1.8% over the year · 345 sales
Detached£682,500
Semi-detached£500,000
Terraced£410,000
Flat£259,250
Dacorum£450,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Berkhamsted TownDacorum 3999 £575,000
Berkhamsted SouthDacorum 64291 £552,778
Bovingdon & ChipperfieldDacorum 80088 £622,500
Boxmoor & ApsleyDacorum 95186 £440,000
Northchurch & Potten EndDacorum 1,01985 £715,000
Markyate, Flamstead & GaddesdenDacorum 2,16468 £480,000
ChauldenDacorum 2,83659 £420,000
Gadebridge & Old TownDacorum 3,42650 £397,000
Warners EndDacorum 3,43950 £400,000
Hemel Hempstead TownDacorum 3,58348 £375,000
Maylands & AdeyfieldDacorum 4,06341 £455,000

People living in HP1 Census 2021

Residents81,459
Median age (est.)41
Density579per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 19%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HP1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HP1 district.

Berkhamsted

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP1.

HP2 HP3 HP4 WD4 WD5 HP5 HP23 AL3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.