HP3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hemel Hempstead, Bennetts End and Bovingdon, in Dacorum.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HP3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in HP3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HP3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HP3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HP3 at a rate of 69.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.4 per 1,000 people across the HP postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 223 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HP3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (872), anti-social behaviour (632) and other crime (451).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HP3 was 75.0 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.
Deprivation in HP3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HP3 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HP3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacorum 017C | 1,590 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Dacorum 017D | 1,256 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Dacorum 017E | 1,324 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| Dacorum 018B | 2,454 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.7% |
| Dacorum 018G | 1,401 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 72.2% |
| Dacorum 018H | 2,109 | 152.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.1% |
| Dacorum 019A | 1,466 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Dacorum 019B | 1,359 | 163.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.3% |
| Dacorum 019C | 1,519 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.6% |
| Dacorum 019D | 1,657 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| Dacorum 020A | 1,691 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.2% |
| Dacorum 020B | 1,562 | 106.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Dacorum 020C | 1,850 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Dacorum 020D | 1,558 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Dacorum 020E | 2,371 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Dacorum 020F | 1,410 | 91.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.2% |
| Dacorum 021A | 2,150 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.2% |
| Dacorum 021B | 1,394 | 40.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 72.0% |
| Dacorum 021D | 1,242 | 13.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 81.7% |
| Dacorum 021E | 1,369 | 53.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 40.4% |
| Dacorum 021F | 1,771 | 63.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 69.0% |
MPs for HP3
- David TaylorLabourMP for Hemel Hempstead96% of HP3’s postcodes
- Mr Gagan MohindraConservativeMP for South West Hertfordshire3.9% of HP3’s postcodes
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted0.4% of HP3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HP34
Postcode sectors in HP33
Council1
Towns in HP31
Postcode districts next to HP38
Nearest rail stations3
More in the HP postcode area2
HP3 in brief
HP3 is a postcode district covering Hemel Hempstead, Bennetts End and Bovingdon, in Dacorum.
About 36,596 people lived in HP3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £463,500 in 2025 across 450 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HP3 was £463,500 in 2025.
HP3 had 35,238 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in HP3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HP3, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.