HP3 postcode area · Dacorum
The HP3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dacorum, St Albans, Three Rivers. Area Scores range from 40 to 93 across them. Every full HP3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the HP3 district: Kings Langley scores 93 out of 100 (#478 of 6,856 nationally) while Maylands & Adeyfield sits at 41 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 7 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 £725,000 in Croxley North & Sarratt — a 1.9× gap within the HP3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Dacorum, St Albans and Three Rivers — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 HP3 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings LangleyDacorum | 478 | 93 | £616,500 |
| Croxley North & SarrattThree Rivers | 622 | 91 | £725,000 |
| Bovingdon & ChipperfieldDacorum | 800 | 88 | £622,500 |
| Boxmoor & ApsleyDacorum | 951 | 86 | £440,000 |
| Leverstock GreenDacorum | 1,520 | 78 | £585,000 |
| Abbots LangleyThree Rivers | 1,534 | 78 | £500,000 |
| RedbournSt Albans | 1,719 | 75 | £625,000 |
| Corner HallDacorum | 2,624 | 62 | £485,000 |
| Nash Mills & Bennetts EndDacorum | 3,131 | 54 | £381,250 |
| Hemel Hempstead TownDacorum | 3,583 | 48 | £375,000 |
| Maylands & AdeyfieldDacorum | 4,063 | 41 | £455,000 |
People living in HP3 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 39% · Muslim 4%
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 HP3
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HP3 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around HP3.
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.