HP23 5QF postcode in Dacorum, Hertfordshire

HP23 5QF is a postcode in Dacorum, in the Tring Central ward. It is in the Harpenden and Berkhamsted 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 0% of homes and businesses at HP23 5QF can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £460,000 Homes sold in HP23 5, last 12 months. ▼ 10.7% on the year before Nearest station Tring 2.2 km in a straight line

Where HP23 5QF is, and what is near it

Map of HP23 5QF and what is near it Map of HP23 5QF: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the HP23 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HP23 5AF: also in HP23 5HP23 5AJ: also in HP23 5HP23 5DS: also in HP23 5HP23 5DU: also in HP23 5HP23 5DX: also in HP23 5HP23 5DY: also in HP23 5HP23 5DZ: also in HP23 5HP23 5EA: also in HP23 5HP23 5EB: also in HP23 5HP23 5EJ: also in HP23 5HP23 5EL: also in HP23 5HP23 5EN: also in HP23 5HP23 5EQ: also in HP23 5HP23 5ER: also in HP23 5HP23 5ET: also in HP23 5HP23 5EU: also in HP23 5HP23 5EX: also in HP23 5HP23 5EY: also in HP23 5HP23 5EZ: also in HP23 5HP23 5FE: also in HP23 5HP23 5FT: also in HP23 5HP23 5FU: also in HP23 5HP23 5FY: also in HP23 5HP23 5HA: also in HP23 5HP23 5HB: also in HP23 5HP23 5HD: also in HP23 5HP23 5HE: also in HP23 5HP23 5HF: also in HP23 5HP23 5HG: also in HP23 5HP23 5HH: also in HP23 5HP23 5HJ: also in HP23 5HP23 5HL: also in HP23 5HP23 5HN: also in HP23 5HP23 5HP: also in HP23 5HP23 5HR: also in HP23 5HP23 5HS: also in HP23 5HP23 5LE: also in HP23 5HP23 5LF: also in HP23 5HP23 5LG: also in HP23 5HP23 5LQ: also in HP23 5HP23 5LT: also in HP23 5HP23 5PB: also in HP23 5HP23 5PD: also in HP23 5HP23 5PE: also in HP23 5HP23 5PG: also in HP23 5HP23 5PJ: also in HP23 5HP23 5PL: also in HP23 5HP23 5PN: also in HP23 5HP23 5PP: also in HP23 5HP23 5PQ: also in HP23 5HP23 5PS: also in HP23 5HP23 5PU: also in HP23 5HP23 5PW: also in HP23 5HP23 5PX: also in HP23 5HP23 5PY: also in HP23 5HP23 5QA: also in HP23 5HP23 5QB: also in HP23 5HP23 5QE: also in HP23 5HP23 5QG: also in HP23 5HP23 5QJ: also in HP23 5HP23 5QL: also in HP23 5HP23 5QN: also in HP23 5HP23 5QW: also in HP23 5HP23 5XJ: also in HP23 5 Cheddington station 5.0 kmGossoms End Surgery 7.3 kmEdlesborough Surgery 7.3 kmTring Central HP23 5QF Map of HP23 5QF and what is near it Map of HP23 5QF: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the HP23 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.5 kmTring station 2.2 kmCheddington station 5.0 kmTring Central HP23 5QF
  • HP23 5QF
  • Other postcodes in HP23 5: 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 51.8136, longitude -0.6469)

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 HP23 5QF?

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 HP23 5QF?

None of the homes and businesses at HP23 5QF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP23 5QF 0% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP23 5QF 0% 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 HP23 5QF?

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 HP23 5QF 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 HP23 5QF.

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 HP23 5QF: 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 HP23 5QF 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 HP23 5QF?

Homes in HP23 5 sold for a typical £460,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, down 10.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£460,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£515,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £815,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £485,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £201,500 8 sales

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

Across the whole HP23 district: a typical £500,000 from 228 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 HP23 5QF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HP23 5QF 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 HP23 5QF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around HP23 5QF. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). 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 HP23 5QF

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 D, the most common, is £2,409.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,606
Band Babout 70 (8%)£1,873
Band Cabout 250 (29%)£2,141
Band Dabout 320 (38%)£2,409
Band Eabout 140 (16%)£2,944
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,479
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,014
Band Hwithheld£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 39% 1965 to 1982
  6. 27% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 HP23 5QF is in (ONS area E01023419), 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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest open schools to HP23 5QF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP23 5QF, 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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP23 5QF is Tring Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Tring Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Cheddington Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive

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 Tring Garden Centre, 288 m away.

More stations near HP23 5QF, 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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP23 5QF, 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 HP23 5QF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP23 5QF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest to the centre of HP23 5QF, 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 HP23 5QF?

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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP23 5QF, 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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP23 5QF, 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 HP23 5QF?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP23 5QF 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 HP23 5QF in a conservation area?

The centre of HP23 5QF is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 HP23 5QF?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP23 5QF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Public order2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Other theft1 report

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 HP23 5QF

Ward
Tring Central
Parish
Tring
Region
East of England
Country
England
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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Nearby postcodes

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

HP23 5FU110 mHP23 5QE180 mHP23 5QG410 mHP23 4NG550 mHP23 5FY830 mHP23 5QJ870 m
All of HP23

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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