HP
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Hemel Hempstead, with 24 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 80% of people in HP live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HP compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is HP safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP at a rate of 71.4 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3,443 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (14,861), other crime (7,282) and anti-social behaviour (6,087).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP was 73.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in HP
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP1Hemel Hempstead, Warners End | 26,373 | £420,000 | 121.7 per 1,000 |
| HP2Hemel Hempstead, Cupid Green | 42,045 | £382,000 | 109.8 per 1,000 |
| HP3Hemel Hempstead, Bennetts End | 35,238 | £463,500 | 69.7 per 1,000 |
| HP4Berkhamsted, Northchurch | 24,832 | £650,000 | 54.7 per 1,000 |
| HP5Chesham, Griffitts Yard | 27,096 | £435,000 | 66.8 per 1,000 |
| HP6Amersham, Chesham Bois | 14,727 | £780,000 | 46.0 per 1,000 |
| HP7Amersham, Bury End | 11,713 | £695,000 | 53.9 per 1,000 |
| HP8Chalfont St Giles, Little Chalfont | 6,767 | £795,000 | 36.0 per 1,000 |
| HP9Beaconsfield, Holtspur | 17,537 | £990,000 | 58.8 per 1,000 |
| HP10Flackwell Heath, Wooburn Green | 19,699 | £548,600 | 49.0 per 1,000 |
| HP11High Wycombe, Wycombe Marsh | 17,463 | £336,250 | 168.8 per 1,000 |
| HP12High Wycombe, Sands | 23,402 | £375,000 | 85.8 per 1,000 |
| HP13High Wycombe, Micklefield | 45,502 | £380,000 | 64.0 per 1,000 |
| HP14Stokenchurch, Lane End | 18,025 | £495,850 | 36.5 per 1,000 |
| HP15Hazlemere, Holmer Green | 17,595 | £545,000 | 35.4 per 1,000 |
| HP16Prestwood, Great Missenden | 11,633 | £627,500 | 40.7 per 1,000 |
| HP17Haddenham, Fort End | 11,325 | £530,000 | 40.0 per 1,000 |
| HP18Berryfields, Long Crendon | 22,568 | £396,000 | 35.9 per 1,000 |
| HP19Aylesbury, Haydon Hill | 26,614 | £311,000 | 79.5 per 1,000 |
| HP20Aylesbury, Manor Park | 16,660 | £295,000 | 175.3 per 1,000 |
| HP21Aylesbury, Southcourt | 34,941 | £331,000 | 66.4 per 1,000 |
| HP22Wendover, Broughton | 30,865 | £468,025 | 41.3 per 1,000 |
| HP23Tring, New Mill | 17,889 | £575,000 | 51.5 per 1,000 |
| HP27Princes Risborough, Longwick | 13,237 | £507,000 | 37.7 per 1,000 |
HP in brief
The HP postcode area, named after Hemel Hempstead, has 24 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in HP was £440,000 in 2025.
HP had 533,746 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in HP live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HP, 83.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.