HP3 8BA postcode in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

HP3 8BA is a postcode in Hemel Hempstead, in the Nash Mills 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 HP3 8BA can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £550,000 Homes sold in HP3 8, last 12 months. ▲ 10.4% on the year before Nearest station Apsley 900 m in a straight line

Where HP3 8BA is, and what is near it

Map of HP3 8BA and what is near it Map of HP3 8BA: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the HP3 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HP3 8AA: also in HP3 8HP3 8AB: also in HP3 8HP3 8AD: also in HP3 8HP3 8AE: also in HP3 8HP3 8AF: also in HP3 8HP3 8AG: also in HP3 8HP3 8AH: also in HP3 8HP3 8AJ: also in HP3 8HP3 8AL: also in HP3 8HP3 8AN: also in HP3 8HP3 8AP: also in HP3 8HP3 8AQ: also in HP3 8HP3 8AR: also in HP3 8HP3 8AW: also in HP3 8HP3 8AX: also in HP3 8HP3 8AY: also in HP3 8HP3 8AZ: also in HP3 8HP3 8BB: also in HP3 8HP3 8BD: also in HP3 8HP3 8BE: also in HP3 8HP3 8BH: also in HP3 8HP3 8BP: also in HP3 8HP3 8BQ: also in HP3 8HP3 8BS: also in HP3 8HP3 8BT: also in HP3 8HP3 8BU: also in HP3 8HP3 8BW: also in HP3 8HP3 8BX: also in HP3 8HP3 8BY: also in HP3 8HP3 8BZ: also in HP3 8HP3 8DA: also in HP3 8HP3 8EW: also in HP3 8HP3 8HS: also in HP3 8HP3 8HT: also in HP3 8HP3 8HU: also in HP3 8HP3 8HX: also in HP3 8HP3 8HY: also in HP3 8HP3 8HZ: also in HP3 8HP3 8JA: also in HP3 8HP3 8JB: also in HP3 8HP3 8JE: also in HP3 8HP3 8JF: also in HP3 8HP3 8JG: also in HP3 8HP3 8JH: also in HP3 8HP3 8JJ: also in HP3 8HP3 8JL: also in HP3 8HP3 8JN: also in HP3 8HP3 8JP: also in HP3 8HP3 8JQ: also in HP3 8HP3 8JR: also in HP3 8HP3 8JS: also in HP3 8HP3 8JU: also in HP3 8HP3 8JW: also in HP3 8HP3 8RP: also in HP3 8HP3 8RR: also in HP3 8HP3 8RS: also in HP3 8HP3 8RT: also in HP3 8HP3 8RU: also in HP3 8HP3 8RW: also in HP3 8HP3 8RX: also in HP3 8HP3 8RY: also in HP3 8HP3 8SA: also in HP3 8HP3 8SP: also in HP3 8HP3 8TN: also in HP3 8HP3 8TP: also in HP3 8HP3 8TR: also in HP3 8HP3 8TW: also in HP3 8 2 places, 1.4–3.0 kmKings Langley Surgery 2.2 kmLeverstock Green HP3 8BA Map of HP3 8BA and what is near it Map of HP3 8BA: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the HP3 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kings Langley Surgery 2.2 kmLeverstock Green HP3 8BA
  • HP3 8BA
  • Other postcodes in HP3 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 51.7329, longitude -0.4497)

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 HP3 8BA?

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 HP3 8BA?

Every home and business at HP3 8BA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP3 8BA 100% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP3 8BA 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 HP3 8BA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for HP3 8BA.

Check the bin days for HP3 8BA on BinDayBuddy

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 HP3 8BA 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 HP3 8BA.

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 HP3 8BA: 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 HP3 8BA 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 HP3 8BA?

Homes in HP3 8 sold for a typical £550,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, up 10.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£550,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£498,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £750,000 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £555,000 24 sales
  • Terraced £381,250 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole HP3 district: a typical £465,000 from 333 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 HP3 8BA

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in HP3 8BA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 August 2026. The middle price was £384,000, from £358,000 to £400,000. Across HP3 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £550,000. 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 HP3 8BA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around HP3 8BA. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (44%). 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 HP3 8BA

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 £3,479 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,409.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (6%)£1,606
Band Babout 70 (6%)£1,873
Band Cabout 340 (31%)£2,141
Band Dabout 420 (39%)£2,409
Band Eabout 150 (14%)£2,944
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,479
Band Gwithheld£4,014
Band Hwithheld£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 44% 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 HP3 8BA is in (ONS area E01023414), 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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest open schools to HP3 8BA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP3 8BA, 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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP3 8BA is Apsley Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Apsley Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Highbarns, 95 m away.

More stations near HP3 8BA, 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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP3 8BA, 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 HP3 8BA?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP3 8BA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Fastned Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 400 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • Lidl Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest to the centre of HP3 8BA, 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 HP3 8BA?

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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP3 8BA, 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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP3 8BA, 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 HP3 8BA?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP3 8BA 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 HP3 8BA in a conservation area?

The centre of HP3 8BA 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 HP3 8BA?

Police.uk records 148 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP3 8BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Anti-social behaviour48 reports
Other theft19 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports

Also: drugs 4, burglary 2, theft from the person 2, public order 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 HP3 8BA

Ward
Nash Mills
Parish
Nash Mills
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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