HP2 4AE postcode in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

HP2 4AE is a postcode in Hemel Hempstead, in the Hemel Hempstead Town 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 at HP2 4AE can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £413,750 Homes sold in HP2 4, last 12 months. ▼ 1.5% on the year before Nearest station Hemel Hempstead 2.1 km in a straight line

Where HP2 4AE is, and what is near it

Map of HP2 4AE and what is near it Map of HP2 4AE: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the HP2 4 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), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HP2 4AA: also in HP2 4HP2 4AB: also in HP2 4HP2 4AD: also in HP2 4HP2 4AF: also in HP2 4HP2 4AG: also in HP2 4HP2 4AH: also in HP2 4HP2 4AJ: also in HP2 4HP2 4AL: also in HP2 4HP2 4AN: also in HP2 4HP2 4AP: also in HP2 4HP2 4AQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4AR: also in HP2 4HP2 4AS: also in HP2 4HP2 4AT: also in HP2 4HP2 4AW: also in HP2 4HP2 4AX: also in HP2 4HP2 4BT: also in HP2 4HP2 4BU: also in HP2 4HP2 4BX: also in HP2 4HP2 4BY: also in HP2 4HP2 4DH: also in HP2 4HP2 4DN: also in HP2 4HP2 4DY: also in HP2 4HP2 4FF: also in HP2 4HP2 4FN: also in HP2 4HP2 4JZ: also in HP2 4HP2 4LA: also in HP2 4HP2 4LB: also in HP2 4HP2 4LD: also in HP2 4HP2 4LE: also in HP2 4HP2 4LG: also in HP2 4HP2 4LJ: also in HP2 4HP2 4LL: also in HP2 4HP2 4LN: also in HP2 4HP2 4LP: also in HP2 4HP2 4LQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4LS: also in HP2 4HP2 4LW: also in HP2 4HP2 4TR: also in HP2 4HP2 4TU: also in HP2 4HP2 4XP: also in HP2 4 School 650 mLidl Charging Station 950 mThe Collett School 1.1 kmEverest House Surgery 1.3 kmAdeyfield East HP2 4AE Map of HP2 4AE and what is near it Map of HP2 4AE: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the HP2 4 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), 6 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 650 mLidl Charging Station 950 mAdeyfield East HP2 4AE
  • HP2 4AE
  • Other postcodes in HP2 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.7538, longitude -0.4670)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HP2 4AE?

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 HP2 4AE?

Every home and business at HP2 4AE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP2 4AE 100% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP2 4AE 100% Dacorum 98%
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 HP2 4AE?

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 HP2 4AE 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 HP2 4AE.

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 HP2 4AE: 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 HP2 4AE 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 HP2 4AE?

Homes in HP2 4 sold for a typical £413,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 114 sales, down 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£413,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£420,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £605,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £473,750 14 sales
  • Terraced £424,000 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £212,000 33 sales

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

Across the whole HP2 district: a typical £380,000 from 361 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 HP2 4AE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in HP2 4AE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 January 2026. 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 HP2 4AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,410 homes in the neighbourhood around HP2 4AE. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (24%). 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 HP2 4AE

Band D in Dacorum for 2026‑27: £2,409. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,606 (band A) to £4,014 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,141.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (5%)£1,606
Band Babout 310 (22%)£1,873
Band Cabout 460 (33%)£2,141
Band Dabout 440 (31%)£2,409
Band Eabout 100 (7%)£2,944
Band Fabout 20 (1%)£3,479
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,014
Band Hwithheld£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 24% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 22% 2020 or later

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 HP2 4AE is in (ONS area E01023400), 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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest open schools to HP2 4AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP2 4AE, 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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP2 4AE is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Apsley Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mayflower Avenue, 218 m away.

More stations near HP2 4AE, 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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP2 4AE, 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 HP2 4AE?

2 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP2 4AE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Lidl Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • Fastned Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 400 kW 1.0 kmWalk

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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest to the centre of HP2 4AE, 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 HP2 4AE?

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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP2 4AE, 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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP2 4AE, 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 HP2 4AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP2 4AE 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 HP2 4AE in a conservation area?

The centre of HP2 4AE 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 HP2 4AE?

Police.uk records 468 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP2 4AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences168 reports
Anti-social behaviour110 reports
Shoplifting55 reports
Other theft33 reports
Public order25 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports

Also: drugs 14, burglary 12, vehicle crime 7, robbery 5, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 4, other crime 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 HP2 4AE

Ward
Hemel Hempstead Town
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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around HP2 4AE

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

HP2 4 sector HP2 district HP postcode area Hemel Hempstead postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

HP2 4DH60 mHP2 4AN70 mHP2 4AB90 mHP2 4AW110 mHP2 4AS110 mHP2 4AT120 m
All of HP2

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

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.