HP1 3PU postcode in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

HP1 3PU is a postcode in Hemel Hempstead, in the Chaulden and Warners End ward of Dacorum. It is in the Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Dacorum: 86% Typical price £390,000 Homes sold in HP1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 6.3% on the year before Nearest station Hemel Hempstead 2.5 km in a straight line

Where HP1 3PU is, and what is near it

Map of HP1 3PU and what is near it Map of HP1 3PU: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the HP1 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HP1 3AD: also in HP1 3HP1 3DY: also in HP1 3HP1 3DZ: also in HP1 3HP1 3EE: also in HP1 3HP1 3EF: also in HP1 3HP1 3EH: also in HP1 3HP1 3EN: also in HP1 3HP1 3EP: also in HP1 3HP1 3ER: also in HP1 3HP1 3ES: also in HP1 3HP1 3ET: also in HP1 3HP1 3EW: also in HP1 3HP1 3JB: also in HP1 3HP1 3JD: also in HP1 3HP1 3JE: also in HP1 3HP1 3JH: also in HP1 3HP1 3JL: also in HP1 3HP1 3JN: also in HP1 3HP1 3JQ: also in HP1 3HP1 3JS: also in HP1 3HP1 3JT: also in HP1 3HP1 3JU: also in HP1 3HP1 3JW: also in HP1 3HP1 3JX: also in HP1 3HP1 3JY: also in HP1 3HP1 3JZ: also in HP1 3HP1 3LA: also in HP1 3HP1 3LB: also in HP1 3HP1 3LD: also in HP1 3HP1 3LE: also in HP1 3HP1 3LF: also in HP1 3HP1 3LG: also in HP1 3HP1 3LX: also in HP1 3HP1 3LY: also in HP1 3HP1 3LZ: also in HP1 3HP1 3NA: also in HP1 3HP1 3NB: also in HP1 3HP1 3ND: also in HP1 3HP1 3NE: also in HP1 3HP1 3NF: also in HP1 3HP1 3NG: also in HP1 3HP1 3NH: also in HP1 3HP1 3NJ: also in HP1 3HP1 3NL: also in HP1 3HP1 3NN: also in HP1 3HP1 3NP: also in HP1 3HP1 3NQ: also in HP1 3HP1 3NR: also in HP1 3HP1 3NS: also in HP1 3HP1 3NT: also in HP1 3HP1 3NU: also in HP1 3HP1 3NW: also in HP1 3HP1 3NX: also in HP1 3HP1 3NY: also in HP1 3HP1 3NZ: also in HP1 3HP1 3PA: also in HP1 3HP1 3PB: also in HP1 3HP1 3PD: also in HP1 3HP1 3PE: also in HP1 3HP1 3PH: also in HP1 3HP1 3PJ: also in HP1 3HP1 3PL: also in HP1 3HP1 3PN: also in HP1 3HP1 3PP: also in HP1 3HP1 3PR: also in HP1 3HP1 3PS: also in HP1 3HP1 3PT: also in HP1 3HP1 3PW: also in HP1 3HP1 3PX: also in HP1 3HP1 3PY: also in HP1 3HP1 3PZ: also in HP1 3HP1 3QA: also in HP1 3HP1 3QB: also in HP1 3HP1 3QD: also in HP1 3HP1 3QE: also in HP1 3HP1 3QF: also in HP1 3HP1 3QG: also in HP1 3HP1 3QH: also in HP1 3HP1 3QJ: also in HP1 3HP1 3QL: also in HP1 3HP1 3QN: also in HP1 3HP1 3QP: also in HP1 3HP1 3QQ: also in HP1 3HP1 3QR: also in HP1 3HP1 3QS: also in HP1 3HP1 3QT: also in HP1 3HP1 3QU: also in HP1 3HP1 3QW: also in HP1 3HP1 3QX: also in HP1 3HP1 3QY: also in HP1 3HP1 3QZ: also in HP1 3HP1 3RA: also in HP1 3HP1 3RB: also in HP1 3HP1 3RD: also in HP1 3HP1 3RE: also in HP1 3HP1 3RF: also in HP1 3HP1 3RG: also in HP1 3HP1 3RJ: also in HP1 3HP1 3RQ: also in HP1 3HP1 3RT: also in HP1 3HP1 3SD: also in HP1 3HP1 3SE: also in HP1 3HP1 3SF: also in HP1 3HP1 3SJ: also in HP1 3HP1 3SL: also in HP1 3HP1 3TR: also in HP1 3HP1 3TU: also in HP1 3 2 places, 1.5–2.3 kmGP 3.3 kmBerkhamsted station 4.1 kmGadebridge HP1 3PU Map of HP1 3PU and what is near it Map of HP1 3PU: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the HP1 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 900 mMicklem Primary School 950 mGP 3.3 kmGadebridge HP1 3PU
  • HP1 3PU
  • Other postcodes in HP1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7630, longitude -0.5030)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HP1 3PU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at HP1 3PU?

Every home and business at HP1 3PU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Dacorum: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Dacorum: 98%

The line marks the figure across Dacorum.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at HP1 3PU?

BinDayBuddy does not read Dacorum Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Dacorum Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is HP1 3PU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HP1 3PU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Dacorum

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HP1 3PU: 2,745 properties in Dacorum are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Dacorum

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of HP1 3PU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HP1 3PU?

Homes in HP1 3 sold for a typical £390,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 6.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£390,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£416,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £625,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £442,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £390,000 58 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £266,500 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole HP1 district: a typical £416,532 from 283 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in HP1 3PU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in HP1 3PU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 December 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near HP1 3PU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around HP1 3PU. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (76%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around HP1 3PU

Band D in Dacorum for 2026‑27: £2,409. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,873 (band B) to £4,014 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,141.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,606
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,873
Band Cabout 260 (41%)£2,141
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£2,409
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£2,944
Band Fabout 160 (25%)£3,479
Band Gabout 60 (9%)£4,014
Band Hwithheld£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 76% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Dacorum before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HP1 3PU is in (ONS area E01023428), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near HP1 3PU?

The nearest open schools to HP1 3PU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP1 3PU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to HP1 3PU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP1 3PU is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Berkhamsted Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Avenue, 157 m away.

More stations near HP1 3PU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near HP1 3PU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP1 3PU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near HP1 3PU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP1 3PU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near HP1 3PU?

The nearest to the centre of HP1 3PU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to HP1 3PU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near HP1 3PU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP1 3PU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near HP1 3PU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP1 3PU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near HP1 3PU?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP1 3PU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is HP1 3PU in a conservation area?

The centre of HP1 3PU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near HP1 3PU?

Police.uk records 116 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP1 3PU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Violence and sexual offences35 reports
Public order9 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, other crime 4, robbery 2, burglary 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for HP1 3PU

Ward
Chaulden and Warners End
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Hemel Hempstead
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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