HP2 postcode area

The HP2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dacorum, St Albans. Area Scores range from 23 to 86 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HP2 district: Boxmoor & Apsley scores 86 out of 100 (#951 of 6,856 nationally) while Highfield sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £331,250 in Highfield to £715,000 in Northchurch & Potten End — a 2.2× gap within the HP2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dacorum and St Albans — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Boxmoor & ApsleyDacorum 95186 £440,000
Northchurch & Potten EndDacorum 1,01985 £715,000
Leverstock GreenDacorum 1,52078 £585,000
RedbournSt Albans 1,71975 £625,000
Markyate, Flamstead & GaddesdenDacorum 2,16468 £480,000
Corner HallDacorum 2,62462 £485,000
Gadebridge & Old TownDacorum 3,42650 £397,000
Hemel Hempstead TownDacorum 3,58348 £375,000
Woodhall FarmDacorum 3,85144 £376,250
Maylands & AdeyfieldDacorum 4,06341 £455,000
GrovehillDacorum 4,50234 £362,000
HighfieldDacorum 5,21524 £331,250

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP2.

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