HP2 4LS postcode in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

HP2 4LS 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 July 1995.

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 £413,750 Homes sold in HP2 4, last 12 months. ▼ 1.5% on the year before Nearest station Hemel Hempstead 1.9 km in a straight line

Where HP2 4LS is, and what is near it

Map of HP2 4LS and what is near it Map of HP2 4LS: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the HP2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 20 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HP2 4AA: also in HP2 4HP2 4AB: also in HP2 4HP2 4AD: also in HP2 4HP2 4AE: 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 4BA: also in HP2 4HP2 4BB: also in HP2 4HP2 4BD: also in HP2 4HP2 4BG: also in HP2 4HP2 4BH: also in HP2 4HP2 4BJ: also in HP2 4HP2 4BL: also in HP2 4HP2 4BN: also in HP2 4HP2 4BP: also in HP2 4HP2 4BQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4BS: also in HP2 4HP2 4BT: also in HP2 4HP2 4BU: also in HP2 4HP2 4BW: also in HP2 4HP2 4BX: also in HP2 4HP2 4BY: also in HP2 4HP2 4BZ: also in HP2 4HP2 4DA: also in HP2 4HP2 4DB: also in HP2 4HP2 4DD: also in HP2 4HP2 4DE: also in HP2 4HP2 4DF: also in HP2 4HP2 4DG: also in HP2 4HP2 4DH: also in HP2 4HP2 4DN: also in HP2 4HP2 4DP: also in HP2 4HP2 4DR: also in HP2 4HP2 4DS: also in HP2 4HP2 4DT: also in HP2 4HP2 4DU: also in HP2 4HP2 4DW: also in HP2 4HP2 4DX: also in HP2 4HP2 4DY: also in HP2 4HP2 4DZ: also in HP2 4HP2 4EA: also in HP2 4HP2 4EB: also in HP2 4HP2 4ED: also in HP2 4HP2 4EE: also in HP2 4HP2 4EF: also in HP2 4HP2 4EG: also in HP2 4HP2 4EH: also in HP2 4HP2 4EL: also in HP2 4HP2 4EN: also in HP2 4HP2 4EP: also in HP2 4HP2 4EQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4ER: also in HP2 4HP2 4ES: also in HP2 4HP2 4ET: also in HP2 4HP2 4EU: also in HP2 4HP2 4EW: also in HP2 4HP2 4EX: also in HP2 4HP2 4EY: also in HP2 4HP2 4FA: also in HP2 4HP2 4FD: also in HP2 4HP2 4FE: also in HP2 4HP2 4FF: also in HP2 4HP2 4FG: also in HP2 4HP2 4FN: also in HP2 4HP2 4FP: also in HP2 4HP2 4FR: also in HP2 4HP2 4FS: also in HP2 4HP2 4FT: also in HP2 4HP2 4FU: also in HP2 4HP2 4FW: also in HP2 4HP2 4FY: also in HP2 4HP2 4HA: also in HP2 4HP2 4HB: also in HP2 4HP2 4HD: also in HP2 4HP2 4HE: also in HP2 4HP2 4HF: also in HP2 4HP2 4HG: also in HP2 4HP2 4HN: also in HP2 4HP2 4HP: also in HP2 4HP2 4HQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4HR: also in HP2 4HP2 4HS: also in HP2 4HP2 4HT: also in HP2 4HP2 4HU: also in HP2 4HP2 4HX: also in HP2 4HP2 4HY: also in HP2 4HP2 4HZ: also in HP2 4HP2 4JA: also in HP2 4HP2 4JD: also in HP2 4HP2 4JE: also in HP2 4HP2 4JF: also in HP2 4HP2 4JG: also in HP2 4HP2 4JH: also in HP2 4HP2 4JJ: also in HP2 4HP2 4JL: also in HP2 4HP2 4JN: also in HP2 4HP2 4JP: also in HP2 4HP2 4JQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4JS: also in HP2 4HP2 4JT: also in HP2 4HP2 4JU: also in HP2 4HP2 4JW: also in HP2 4HP2 4JX: also in HP2 4HP2 4JY: 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 4LF: also in HP2 4HP2 4LG: also in HP2 4HP2 4LH: 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 4LW: also in HP2 4HP2 4QN: also in HP2 4HP2 4QT: also in HP2 4HP2 4QX: also in HP2 4HP2 4RN: also in HP2 4HP2 4RP: also in HP2 4HP2 4RR: also in HP2 4HP2 4RS: also in HP2 4HP2 4RW: also in HP2 4HP2 4RX: also in HP2 4HP2 4TF: also in HP2 4HP2 4TL: also in HP2 4HP2 4TN: also in HP2 4HP2 4TP: also in HP2 4HP2 4TQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4TR: also in HP2 4HP2 4TT: also in HP2 4HP2 4TU: also in HP2 4HP2 4UG: also in HP2 4HP2 4UQ: also in HP2 4HP2 4WL: also in HP2 4HP2 4XP: also in HP2 4HP2 4YJ: also in HP2 4HP2 4YL: also in HP2 4HP2 4YP: also in HP2 4HP2 4ZE: also in HP2 4HP2 4ZF: also in HP2 4HP2 4ZG: also in HP2 4HP2 4ZP: also in HP2 4 Apsley station 2.5 kmHemel Hempstead HP2 4LS Map of HP2 4LS and what is near it Map of HP2 4LS: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the HP2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 20 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Apsley station 2.5 kmAdeyfield East HP2 4LS
  • HP2 4LS
  • Other postcodes in HP2 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 20 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.7544, longitude -0.4709)

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 4LS?

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 4LS?

Every home and business at HP2 4LS 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 HP2 4LS?

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 4LS 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 4LS.

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 4LS: 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 4LS 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 HP2 4LS?

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 4LS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HP2 4LS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 4LS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,410 homes in the neighbourhood around HP2 4LS. 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 4LS

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 4LS 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 4LS?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP2 4LS is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Apsley Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

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

20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fernville Lane, 59 m away.

More stations near HP2 4LS, 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 4LS?

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

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Lidl Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • Fastned Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 400 kW 1.3 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 HP2 4LS?

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

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 4LS?

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

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

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

The centre of HP2 4LS 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 4LS?

Police.uk records 464 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP2 4LS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences156 reports
Anti-social behaviour113 reports
Shoplifting59 reports
Other theft32 reports
Public order29 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports

Also: drugs 14, burglary 11, vehicle crime 7, robbery 6, theft from the person 4, possession of weapons 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 4LS

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
July 1995

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

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HP2 4AL40 mHP2 5BL70 mHP2 4AQ80 mHP2 5GF80 mHP1 1LE90 mHP1 1LF100 m
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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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