WD4 9LN postcode in Dacorum, Hertfordshire

WD4 9LN is a postcode in Dacorum, in the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield ward. 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 67% of homes and businesses at WD4 9LN can get it Across Dacorum: 86% Typical price £825,000 Homes sold in WD4 9, last 12 months. ▼ 11.1% on the year before Nearest station Apsley 3.5 km in a straight line

Where WD4 9LN is, and what is near it

Map of WD4 9LN and what is near it Map of WD4 9LN: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the WD4 9 sector, 3 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WD4 9BF: also in WD4 9WD4 9BH: also in WD4 9WD4 9BJ: also in WD4 9WD4 9BL: also in WD4 9WD4 9BQ: also in WD4 9WD4 9BS: also in WD4 9WD4 9BT: also in WD4 9WD4 9DD: also in WD4 9WD4 9DH: also in WD4 9WD4 9DL: also in WD4 9WD4 9DN: also in WD4 9WD4 9DP: also in WD4 9WD4 9DR: also in WD4 9WD4 9DS: also in WD4 9WD4 9DT: also in WD4 9WD4 9DU: also in WD4 9WD4 9DW: also in WD4 9WD4 9DX: also in WD4 9WD4 9DY: also in WD4 9WD4 9DZ: also in WD4 9WD4 9EA: also in WD4 9WD4 9EB: also in WD4 9WD4 9ED: also in WD4 9WD4 9EE: also in WD4 9WD4 9EF: also in WD4 9WD4 9EH: also in WD4 9WD4 9EJ: also in WD4 9WD4 9EL: also in WD4 9WD4 9EN: also in WD4 9WD4 9EP: also in WD4 9WD4 9EQ: also in WD4 9WD4 9ES: also in WD4 9WD4 9ET: also in WD4 9WD4 9EU: also in WD4 9WD4 9EW: also in WD4 9WD4 9EX: also in WD4 9WD4 9EY: also in WD4 9WD4 9EZ: also in WD4 9WD4 9FA: also in WD4 9WD4 9FD: also in WD4 9WD4 9JJ: also in WD4 9WD4 9JL: also in WD4 9WD4 9JN: also in WD4 9WD4 9JP: also in WD4 9WD4 9JR: also in WD4 9WD4 9JS: also in WD4 9WD4 9LE: also in WD4 9WD4 9LG: also in WD4 9WD4 9LH: also in WD4 9WD4 9LJ: also in WD4 9WD4 9LL: also in WD4 9WD4 9LP: also in WD4 9WD4 9LR: also in WD4 9WD4 9LS: also in WD4 9WD4 9LT: also in WD4 9WD4 9LU: also in WD4 9WD4 9LW: also in WD4 9WD4 9NN: also in WD4 9WD4 9PA: also in WD4 9 Felden Hall School 2.4 kmArchway Surgery 2.5 kmKings Langley School 2.8 km2 GP practices, 3.3–3.6 kmChipperfield WD4 9LN Map of WD4 9LN and what is near it Map of WD4 9LN: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the WD4 9 sector, 3 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 2.4–3.5 kmArchway Surgery 2.5 km2 places, 2.8–3.6 kmApsley station 3.5 kmBovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield WD4 9LN
  • WD4 9LN
  • Other postcodes in WD4 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 51.7112, longitude -0.5004)

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 WD4 9LN?

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 WD4 9LN?

83% of the homes and businesses at WD4 9LN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 67% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WD4 9LN 67% Dacorum 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WD4 9LN 83% 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 WD4 9LN?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WD4 9LN.

Check the bin days for WD4 9LN 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 WD4 9LN 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 WD4 9LN.

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 WD4 9LN: 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 WD4 9LN 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 WD4 9LN?

Homes in WD4 9 sold for a typical £825,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 37 sales, down 11.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£825,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£927,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £970,750 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £540,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £470,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole WD4 district: a typical £600,000 from 109 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 WD4 9LN

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WD4 9LN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 July 2026. 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

Food hygiene ratings at WD4 9LN

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WD4 9LN. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

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 WD4 9LN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around WD4 9LN. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (20%). 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 WD4 9LN

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 £4,817 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,409.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,606
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,873
Band Cabout 70 (11%)£2,141
Band Dabout 190 (29%)£2,409
Band Eabout 110 (17%)£2,944
Band Fabout 90 (14%)£3,479
Band Gabout 150 (23%)£4,014
Band Habout 30 (5%)£4,817

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 WD4 9LN is in (ONS area E01023374), 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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest open schools to WD4 9LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WD4 9LN, 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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WD4 9LN is Apsley Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Apsley Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Hemel Hempstead Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Paddock PH, 119 m away.

More stations near WD4 9LN, 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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WD4 9LN, 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 WD4 9LN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WD4 9LN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest to the centre of WD4 9LN, 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 WD4 9LN?

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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WD4 9LN, 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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WD4 9LN, 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 WD4 9LN?

The nearest vets to the centre of WD4 9LN 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 WD4 9LN in a conservation area?

The centre of WD4 9LN 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 WD4 9LN?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WD4 9LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Burglary1 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 WD4 9LN

Ward
Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield
Parish
Chipperfield
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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