HP4 3AP postcode in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

HP4 3AP 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 62% of homes and businesses at HP4 3AP can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £750,000 Homes sold in HP4 3, last 12 months. ▲ 14.5% on the year before Nearest station Berkhamsted 350 m in a straight line

Where HP4 3AP is, and what is near it

Map of HP4 3AP and what is near it Map of HP4 3AP: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the HP4 3 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 3AA: also in HP4 3HP4 3AB: also in HP4 3HP4 3AF: also in HP4 3HP4 3AG: also in HP4 3HP4 3AL: also in HP4 3HP4 3AN: also in HP4 3HP4 3AS: also in HP4 3HP4 3AT: also in HP4 3HP4 3AW: also in HP4 3HP4 3AZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3BA: also in HP4 3HP4 3BD: also in HP4 3HP4 3BG: also in HP4 3HP4 3BQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3BZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3DA: also in HP4 3HP4 3DB: also in HP4 3HP4 3DD: also in HP4 3HP4 3DE: also in HP4 3HP4 3DF: also in HP4 3HP4 3DG: also in HP4 3HP4 3DH: also in HP4 3HP4 3DJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3DN: also in HP4 3HP4 3DQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3DR: also in HP4 3HP4 3DS: also in HP4 3HP4 3DT: also in HP4 3HP4 3DU: also in HP4 3HP4 3DW: also in HP4 3HP4 3DX: also in HP4 3HP4 3DY: also in HP4 3HP4 3DZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3EA: also in HP4 3HP4 3ED: also in HP4 3HP4 3EE: also in HP4 3HP4 3EF: also in HP4 3HP4 3EG: also in HP4 3HP4 3EH: also in HP4 3HP4 3EJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3EL: also in HP4 3HP4 3EN: also in HP4 3HP4 3EP: also in HP4 3HP4 3EQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3ES: also in HP4 3HP4 3ET: also in HP4 3HP4 3EW: also in HP4 3HP4 3EX: also in HP4 3HP4 3EY: also in HP4 3HP4 3EZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3FG: also in HP4 3HP4 3FU: also in HP4 3HP4 3FW: also in HP4 3HP4 3HA: also in HP4 3HP4 3HB: also in HP4 3HP4 3HD: also in HP4 3HP4 3HE: also in HP4 3HP4 3HH: also in HP4 3HP4 3HL: also in HP4 3HP4 3HQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3PD: also in HP4 3HP4 3SA: also in HP4 3HP4 3YL: also in HP4 3 School 750 mAshlyns School 800 mGossoms End Surgery 1.0 kmBerkhamsted West HP4 3AP Map of HP4 3AP and what is near it Map of HP4 3AP: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the HP4 3 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 West HP4 3AP
  • HP4 3AP
  • Other postcodes in HP4 3: 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 51.7606, longitude -0.5645)

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 3AP?

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 3AP?

Every home and business at HP4 3AP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 62% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HP4 3AP 62% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HP4 3AP 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 HP4 3AP?

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 3AP 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 3AP.

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 3AP: 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 3AP 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 3AP?

Homes in HP4 3 sold for a typical £750,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 121 sales, up 14.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£750,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£655,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,100,000 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £645,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £675,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £415,000 12 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 3AP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HP4 3AP 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

Food hygiene ratings at HP4 3AP

The Food Standards Agency lists 9 food businesses at HP4 3AP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Show the other business

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HP4 3AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around HP4 3AP. 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 3AP

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 3AP 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 3AP?

The nearest open schools to HP4 3AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HP4 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP4 3AP is Berkhamsted Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Berkhamsted Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 5.5 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, 22 m away.

More stations near HP4 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HP4 3AP, 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 3AP?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HP4 3AP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 400 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 3AP?

The nearest to the centre of HP4 3AP, 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 3AP?

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 3AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HP4 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HP4 3AP, 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 3AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of HP4 3AP 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 3AP in a conservation area?

The centre of HP4 3AP 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 3AP?

Police.uk records 87 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP4 3AP 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 3AP

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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