HP4 3LU postcode in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire

HP4 3LU is a postcode in Berkhamsted, in the Berkhamsted West 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 94% of homes and businesses can get it. Dacorum: 86% Typical price £750,000 Homes sold in HP4 3, last 12 months. ▲ 14.5% on the year before Nearest station Berkhamsted 1.1 km in a straight line

Where HP4 3LU is, and what is near it

Map of HP4 3LU and what is near it Map of HP4 3LU: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the HP4 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 bus stop 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 3AD: also in HP4 3HP4 3AE: also in HP4 3HP4 3AF: also in HP4 3HP4 3AG: also in HP4 3HP4 3AH: also in HP4 3HP4 3AJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3AL: also in HP4 3HP4 3AN: also in HP4 3HP4 3AP: also in HP4 3HP4 3AR: also in HP4 3HP4 3AS: also in HP4 3HP4 3AT: also in HP4 3HP4 3AW: also in HP4 3HP4 3AY: also in HP4 3HP4 3AZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3BA: also in HP4 3HP4 3BB: also in HP4 3HP4 3BD: also in HP4 3HP4 3BF: also in HP4 3HP4 3BG: also in HP4 3HP4 3BH: also in HP4 3HP4 3BJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3BL: also in HP4 3HP4 3BN: also in HP4 3HP4 3BP: also in HP4 3HP4 3BQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3BS: also in HP4 3HP4 3BT: also in HP4 3HP4 3BU: also in HP4 3HP4 3BW: also in HP4 3HP4 3BX: 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 3DP: 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 3EB: 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 3FB: also in HP4 3HP4 3FD: also in HP4 3HP4 3FG: also in HP4 3HP4 3FJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3FQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3FU: also in HP4 3HP4 3FW: also in HP4 3HP4 3FY: also in HP4 3HP4 3GB: 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 3HP: also in HP4 3HP4 3HQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3HR: also in HP4 3HP4 3HT: also in HP4 3HP4 3HU: also in HP4 3HP4 3HX: also in HP4 3HP4 3HY: also in HP4 3HP4 3HZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3JA: also in HP4 3HP4 3JB: also in HP4 3HP4 3JD: also in HP4 3HP4 3JE: also in HP4 3HP4 3JF: also in HP4 3HP4 3JG: also in HP4 3HP4 3JH: also in HP4 3HP4 3JJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3JN: also in HP4 3HP4 3JP: also in HP4 3HP4 3JQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3JR: also in HP4 3HP4 3JS: also in HP4 3HP4 3JT: also in HP4 3HP4 3JU: also in HP4 3HP4 3JX: also in HP4 3HP4 3JY: also in HP4 3HP4 3JZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3LA: also in HP4 3HP4 3LB: also in HP4 3HP4 3LD: also in HP4 3HP4 3LE: also in HP4 3HP4 3LF: also in HP4 3HP4 3LG: also in HP4 3HP4 3LH: also in HP4 3HP4 3LJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3LL: also in HP4 3HP4 3LN: also in HP4 3HP4 3LQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3LW: also in HP4 3HP4 3LX: also in HP4 3HP4 3LZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3NA: also in HP4 3HP4 3NB: also in HP4 3HP4 3ND: also in HP4 3HP4 3NE: also in HP4 3HP4 3NF: also in HP4 3HP4 3NG: also in HP4 3HP4 3NH: also in HP4 3HP4 3NJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3NL: also in HP4 3HP4 3NN: also in HP4 3HP4 3NP: also in HP4 3HP4 3NQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3NR: also in HP4 3HP4 3NS: also in HP4 3HP4 3NT: also in HP4 3HP4 3NU: also in HP4 3HP4 3NW: also in HP4 3HP4 3NX: also in HP4 3HP4 3NY: also in HP4 3HP4 3NZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3PD: also in HP4 3HP4 3PE: also in HP4 3HP4 3PF: also in HP4 3HP4 3PG: also in HP4 3HP4 3PL: also in HP4 3HP4 3PQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3QQ: also in HP4 3HP4 3RY: also in HP4 3HP4 3SA: also in HP4 3HP4 3TN: also in HP4 3HP4 3TP: also in HP4 3HP4 3TR: also in HP4 3HP4 3UG: also in HP4 3HP4 3UJ: also in HP4 3HP4 3UR: also in HP4 3HP4 3UT: also in HP4 3HP4 3UU: also in HP4 3HP4 3XZ: also in HP4 3HP4 3YE: also in HP4 3HP4 3YF: also in HP4 3HP4 3YL: also in HP4 3HP4 3YS: also in HP4 3 GP 1.2 kmArchway Surgery 4.9 kmTring station 5.7 kmBerkhamsted HP4 3LU Map of HP4 3LU and what is near it Map of HP4 3LU: its centre point, with the 288 other postcodes in the HP4 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.2 kmBerkhamsted West HP4 3LU
  • HP4 3LU
  • Other postcodes in HP4 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 51.7579, longitude -0.5760)

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 3LU?

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 3LU?

Every home and business at HP4 3LU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% 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 HP4 3LU?

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 3LU 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 3LU.

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 3LU: 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 3LU 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 3LU?

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 3LU

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in HP4 3LU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2025. The middle sale was £312,500, from £250,000 to £530,000. Across HP4 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £750,000. 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 HP4 3LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around HP4 3LU. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (21%). 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 3LU

Band D in Dacorum for 2026‑27: £2,409. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,141 (band C) to £4,817 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,014.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,606
Band Bfewer than 5£1,873
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,141
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,409
Band Eabout 100 (15%)£2,944
Band Fabout 150 (22%)£3,479
Band Gabout 310 (46%)£4,014
Band Habout 60 (9%)£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 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 HP4 3LU is in (ONS area E01023372), 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 3LU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of HP4 3LU is Berkhamsted Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Berkhamsted Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Tring Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Orchard Avenue, 385 m away.

More stations near HP4 3LU, 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 3LU?

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

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 850 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 3LU?

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

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 3LU?

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

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

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

The centre of HP4 3LU 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 HP4 3LU?

Police.uk records 84 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HP4 3LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: shoplifting 3, burglary 2, drugs 2, possession of weapons 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 HP4 3LU

Ward
Berkhamsted West
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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