HP postcode area: Hemel Hempstead
The HP postcode area is known as the Hemel Hempstead area. It is every postcode that begins HP followed by a number. It has 24 districts and 14,101 postcodes in use, across 7 councils.
Homes in the HP area sold for a typical £440,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £306,000 in HP20 (Aylesbury) to £889,750 in HP9 (Beaconsfield).
For the town itself, see Hemel Hempstead postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.7267
Longitude -0.6920
This is the middle of the postcodes in the HP area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the HP area?
Homes in the HP area sold for a typical £440,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5,441 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £440,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £440,000
■ no change on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the HP districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- HP1 postcode district: Hemel HempsteadDacorum 681 postcodes Typical price£416,532 Gigabit, every home509 of 622 At flood risk13 of 681
- HP2 postcode district: Hemel HempsteadDacorum, St Albans 987 postcodes Typical price£380,000 Gigabit, every home769 of 969 At flood riskNone listed
- HP3 postcode district: Hemel HempsteadDacorum, Three Rivers, St Albans 763 postcodes Typical price£465,000 Gigabit, every home544 of 753 At flood risk42 of 763
- HP4 postcode district: BerkhamstedDacorum, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire 737 postcodes Typical price£710,000 Gigabit, every home366 of 726 At flood risk27 of 737
- HP5 postcode district: CheshamBuckinghamshire, Dacorum 730 postcodes Typical price£479,500 Gigabit, every home444 of 713 At flood risk73 of 730
- HP6 postcode district: AmershamBuckinghamshire 428 postcodes Typical price£781,750 Gigabit, every home306 of 410 At flood riskNone listed
- HP7 postcode district: AmershamBuckinghamshire 359 postcodes Typical price£705,000 Gigabit, every home182 of 357 At flood risk29 of 359
- HP8 postcode district: Chalfont St GilesBuckinghamshire, Three Rivers 220 postcodes Typical price£730,000 Gigabit, every home79 of 217 At flood risk6 of 220
- HP9 postcode district: BeaconsfieldBuckinghamshire 554 postcodes Typical price£889,750 Gigabit, every home335 of 535 At flood riskNone listed
- HP10 postcode district: Flackwell Heath and Wooburn GreenBuckinghamshire 564 postcodes Typical price£546,500 Gigabit, every home337 of 556 At flood risk23 of 564
- HP11 postcode district: High WycombeBuckinghamshire 492 postcodes Typical price£337,500 Gigabit, every home250 of 459 At flood risk72 of 492
- HP12 postcode district: High WycombeBuckinghamshire 489 postcodes Typical price£382,500 Gigabit, every home365 of 456 At flood risk9 of 489
- HP13 postcode district: High WycombeBuckinghamshire 847 postcodes Typical price£385,000 Gigabit, every home674 of 834 At flood risk23 of 847
- HP14 postcode district: StokenchurchBuckinghamshire, South Oxfordshire 541 postcodes Typical price£475,000 Gigabit, every home240 of 534 At flood risk3 of 541
- HP15 postcode district: HazlemereBuckinghamshire 424 postcodes Typical price£530,000 Gigabit, every home234 of 416 At flood riskNone listed
- HP16 postcode district: Prestwood and Great MissendenBuckinghamshire 372 postcodes Typical price£600,000 Gigabit, every home196 of 359 At flood risk2 of 372
- HP17 postcode district: HaddenhamBuckinghamshire 373 postcodes Typical price£542,500 Gigabit, every home220 of 368 At flood risk9 of 373
- HP18 postcode district: AylesburyBuckinghamshire, Cherwell, South Oxfordshire 695 postcodes Typical price£403,750 Gigabit, every home428 of 687 At flood risk63 of 695
- HP19 postcode district: AylesburyBuckinghamshire 593 postcodes Typical price£315,000 Gigabit, every home464 of 586 At flood risk38 of 593
- HP20 postcode district: AylesburyBuckinghamshire 530 postcodes Typical price£306,000 Gigabit, every home310 of 439 At flood risk45 of 530
- HP21 postcode district: AylesburyBuckinghamshire 725 postcodes Typical price£325,000 Gigabit, every home606 of 706 At flood risk79 of 725
- HP22 postcode district: WendoverBuckinghamshire 976 postcodes Typical price£480,000 Gigabit, every home594 of 916 At flood risk62 of 976
- HP23 postcode district: TringDacorum, Buckinghamshire 576 postcodes Typical price£500,000 Gigabit, every home303 of 554 At flood risk16 of 576
- HP27 postcode district: Princes RisboroughBuckinghamshire 445 postcodes Typical price£506,000 Gigabit, every home237 of 436 At flood risk12 of 445
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the HP area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the HP area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the HP area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Buckinghamshire10,430 postcodes
- Dacorum3,626 postcodes
- Three Rivers19 postcodes
- St Albans11 postcodes
- South Oxfordshire7 postcodes
- Cherwell6 postcodes
- Central Bedfordshire2 postcodes
Near the HP area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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