HP4 2AZ postcode in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

HP4 2AZ is a postcode in Berkhamsted, in the Berkhamsted Castle ward of Dacorum. 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 HP4 2AZ can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £645,000 Homes sold in HP4 2, last 12 months. ▲ 16.1% on the year before Nearest station Berkhamsted 300 m in a straight line

Where HP4 2AZ is, and what is near it

Map of HP4 2AZ and what is near it Map of HP4 2AZ: its centre point, with the 238 other postcodes in the HP4 2 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HP4 2AA: also in HP4 2HP4 2AB: also in HP4 2HP4 2AE: also in HP4 2HP4 2AF: also in HP4 2HP4 2AG: also in HP4 2HP4 2AH: also in HP4 2HP4 2AJ: also in HP4 2HP4 2AL: also in HP4 2HP4 2AQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2AS: also in HP4 2HP4 2AX: also in HP4 2HP4 2BA: also in HP4 2HP4 2BB: also in HP4 2HP4 2BG: also in HP4 2HP4 2BJ: also in HP4 2HP4 2BL: also in HP4 2HP4 2BN: also in HP4 2HP4 2BP: also in HP4 2HP4 2BQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2BS: also in HP4 2HP4 2BT: also in HP4 2HP4 2BU: also in HP4 2HP4 2BW: also in HP4 2HP4 2BX: also in HP4 2HP4 2BY: also in HP4 2HP4 2DA: also in HP4 2HP4 2DD: also in HP4 2HP4 2DE: also in HP4 2HP4 2DF: also in HP4 2HP4 2DG: also in HP4 2HP4 2DH: also in HP4 2HP4 2DJ: also in HP4 2HP4 2DL: also in HP4 2HP4 2DP: also in HP4 2HP4 2DQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2DR: also in HP4 2HP4 2DS: also in HP4 2HP4 2DT: also in HP4 2HP4 2DU: also in HP4 2HP4 2DW: also in HP4 2HP4 2DX: also in HP4 2HP4 2DZ: also in HP4 2HP4 2EA: also in HP4 2HP4 2EB: also in HP4 2HP4 2ED: also in HP4 2HP4 2EE: also in HP4 2HP4 2EF: also in HP4 2HP4 2EG: also in HP4 2HP4 2EH: also in HP4 2HP4 2EJ: also in HP4 2HP4 2EL: also in HP4 2HP4 2EN: also in HP4 2HP4 2EP: also in HP4 2HP4 2EQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2ES: also in HP4 2HP4 2ET: also in HP4 2HP4 2EU: also in HP4 2HP4 2EX: also in HP4 2HP4 2EY: also in HP4 2HP4 2EZ: also in HP4 2HP4 2FE: also in HP4 2HP4 2FF: also in HP4 2HP4 2FG: also in HP4 2HP4 2FN: also in HP4 2HP4 2FQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2FS: also in HP4 2HP4 2FT: also in HP4 2HP4 2FX: also in HP4 2HP4 2FY: also in HP4 2HP4 2HA: also in HP4 2HP4 2HD: also in HP4 2HP4 2HE: also in HP4 2HP4 2HF: also in HP4 2HP4 2HU: also in HP4 2HP4 2JE: also in HP4 2HP4 2JF: also in HP4 2HP4 2JS: also in HP4 2HP4 2JT: also in HP4 2HP4 2JU: also in HP4 2HP4 2LJ: also in HP4 2HP4 2LP: also in HP4 2HP4 2NA: also in HP4 2HP4 2NB: also in HP4 2HP4 2NG: also in HP4 2HP4 2NZ: also in HP4 2HP4 2PB: also in HP4 2HP4 2PD: also in HP4 2HP4 2PF: also in HP4 2HP4 2PH: also in HP4 2HP4 2PQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2PR: also in HP4 2HP4 2PS: also in HP4 2HP4 2TS: also in HP4 2HP4 2UA: also in HP4 2HP4 2UB: also in HP4 2HP4 2WA: also in HP4 2HP4 2WB: also in HP4 2HP4 2WD: also in HP4 2HP4 2WE: also in HP4 2HP4 2WF: also in HP4 2HP4 2WG: also in HP4 2HP4 2WQ: also in HP4 2HP4 2XF: also in HP4 2HP4 2XT: also in HP4 2HP4 2YD: also in HP4 2 School 600 mAshlyns School 800 mGossoms End Surgery 1.1 kmHemel Hempstead station 5.3 kmBerkhamsted East HP4 2AZ Map of HP4 2AZ and what is near it Map of HP4 2AZ: its centre point, with the 238 other postcodes in the HP4 2 sector, 4 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), 10 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ashlyns School 800 mBerkhamsted East HP4 2AZ
  • HP4 2AZ
  • Other postcodes in HP4 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 51.7604, longitude -0.5627)

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 HP4 2AZ?

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 HP4 2AZ?

50% of the homes and businesses at HP4 2AZ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP4 2AZ 0% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP4 2AZ 50% 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 HP4 2AZ?

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 HP4 2AZ 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 HP4 2AZ.

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 HP4 2AZ: 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 HP4 2AZ 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 HP4 2AZ?

Homes in HP4 2 sold for a typical £645,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, up 16.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£645,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£555,555 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 16.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,226,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £764,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £528,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £401,000 27 sales

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

Across the whole HP4 district: a typical £710,000 from 303 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 HP4 2AZ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HP4 2AZ 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 HP4 2AZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around HP4 2AZ. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 HP4 2AZ

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 Awithheld£1,606
Band Babout 70 (7%)£1,873
Band Cabout 290 (31%)£2,141
Band Dabout 290 (31%)£2,409
Band Eabout 170 (18%)£2,944
Band Fabout 90 (9%)£3,479
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£4,014
Band Hwithheld£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 21% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 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 HP4 2AZ is in (ONS area E01023361), 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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest open schools to HP4 2AZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP4 2AZ, 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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP4 2AZ is Berkhamsted Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Berkhamsted Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Town Hall, 121 m away.

More stations near HP4 2AZ, 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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP4 2AZ, 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 HP4 2AZ?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP4 2AZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk

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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest to the centre of HP4 2AZ, 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 HP4 2AZ?

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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP4 2AZ, 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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP4 2AZ, 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 HP4 2AZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP4 2AZ 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 HP4 2AZ in a conservation area?

The centre of HP4 2AZ is in one area with planning rules of its 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 HP4 2AZ?

Police.uk records 87 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP4 2AZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences30 reports
Anti-social behaviour26 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Burglary4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: shoplifting 3, other theft 3, drugs 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 HP4 2AZ

Ward
Berkhamsted Castle
Parish
Berkhamsted
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Berkhamsted
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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