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HP2 postcode area · Dacorum

The HP2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dacorum, St Albans. Area Scores range from 23 to 86 across them. Every full HP2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,001a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime84per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied61%

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 HP2 district

£383,000median home sold over the past year · +17.8% over 5 years · +1.4% over the year · 427 sales
Detached£560,000
Semi-detached£468,000
Terraced£387,787
Flat£208,000
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
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

People living in HP2 Census 2021

Residents89,306
Median age (est.)40
Density588per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 24%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 40% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP2.

HP1 HP3 HP4 AL3 WD4 WD5 AL5 AL1

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.