HP4 postcode area · Dacorum

The HP4 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum. Area Scores range from 40 to 99 across them. Every full HP4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HP4 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. 7 of the 10 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 £400,000 in Warners End to £765,000 in Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer — a 1.9× gap within the HP4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire and Dacorum — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,982a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied73%

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 HP4 district

£625,000median home sold over the past year · 0.0% over 5 years · -1.1% over the year · 340 sales
Detached£1,100,000
Semi-detached£665,000
Terraced£570,000
Flat£325,000
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
Berkhamsted TownDacorum 3999 £575,000
Tring East, Wigginton & AldburyDacorum 35595 £755,000
Berkhamsted SouthDacorum 64291 £552,778
Berkhamsted WestDacorum 91787 £675,000
Northchurch & Potten EndDacorum 1,01985 £715,000
Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & LatimerBuckinghamshire 1,41779 £765,000
Cheddington, Pitstone & EdlesboroughBuckinghamshire 1,45879 £482,500
Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & HolywellCentral Bedfordshire 2,65161 £481,750
Warners EndDacorum 3,43950 £400,000
Maylands & AdeyfieldDacorum 4,06341 £455,000

People living in HP4 Census 2021

Residents70,146
Median age (est.)45
Density276per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 16%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 HP4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HP4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HP4.

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.